Princes Harry and William reconnected during the holidays, source said: ‘The relationship is much better’

Prince Harry and Prince William are reconnecting after their report.

Royal expert and Vanity Fair correspondent Katie Nicholl recently told Entertainment Tonight that the relationship between the royal brothers grew stronger during the holidays. The brothers have been distant since Harry, 36, announced last year that he and his wife Meghan Markle were returning as senior royalty.

“There were phone and video calls during the Christmas and New Year holidays and the Sussexes sent gifts to the Cambridges and vice versa,” said Nicholl to the agency. ‘It was an opportunity in a very hectic and chaotic year for both families to come together and connect, albeit virtually.

“Things are much better between William and Harry,” continued Nicholl. “If you go back a year at that stage, these brothers barely spoke. When William went to Mount Sandringham, he was so angry with his brother. He couldn’t even face going to that lunch with the Queen. He just went to meetings, so much it was his frustration and disappointment with what his brother had done and how Harry was handling the situation. “

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Still, Nicholl noted that it is questionable whether the relationship “will ever be as close” as it was before.

“The relationship is much better than before,” she shared. “For a start, they are talking, and not just talking, they talk relatively regularly. They were in close contact during the holidays. But there is an ocean between them, there is a time difference and like Harry [has] said … they are two brothers on different paths. “

The brothers are due to meet later this year.

“The long-awaited tribute to [their mother] Princess Diana will be presented in the gardens of Kensington Palace on what would be her 60th birthday, “said Nicholl.” And it is Harry’s intention, and also Meghan’s, to be here in the UK for this opening. It may be the first time that we have seen the brothers together, but I think we will probably see them together in the spring, around the celebrations of the birthday of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. If COVID travel plans allow. “

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Rumors of an alleged real rivalry surfaced in 2019, when Nicholl said that since Markle, 39, and Harry announced their engagement in 2017, William, 38, has become increasingly concerned about his brother and his turbulent romance with the actress American.

“William was very concerned that the relationship had changed so quickly,” said Nicholl in the TLC documentary “Kate V. Meghan: Princesses at War?” “And being close to Harry, you know, probably the only person close enough to say to Harry, ‘This seems to be happening fast. Are you sure?’ And I think what was a well-intentioned brotherly advice just pissed Harry off.

“Harry is extremely protective of Meghan,” continued Nicholl. “He saw it as criticism, he interpreted it as if his brother was not really behind this marriage, this union. And I don’t think things have been going well since then.”

Harry suggested an alleged feud with his older brother in the 2019 ITV documentary “Harry & Meghan: An African journey”.

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“Part of that role and part of that work, that family, being under pressure that is under pressure, things inevitably happen,” he said at the time. “But look, we are brothers, we will always be brothers. We are certainly on different paths at the moment, but I will always be there for him and I know that he will always be there for me.”

In November 2020, royal historian and biographer Robert Lacey told Fox News that William had reason to be concerned about his brother’s turbulent romance with the former American actress.

“Let’s make it clear that William’s reservation was not whether Meghan was right for Harry, but whether she was right for the royal family and real life,” explained Lacey at the time. “When it came to Kate [Middleton], William was slow and cautious. He followed the duty. Harry immediately fell in love and discovered a new destination for himself, a new meaning in his life. William saw Meghan as a woman who created her own celebrity and wealth in the process. The royal family, on the other hand, is dedicated to the representation of values.

“Royals are expected to know their place,” Lacey continued. “And Harry, of course, was supposed to marry a nice girl named Henrietta or Gabriella who lived in the provinces of Britain in the countryside and settle down. But Meghan and Harry made it clear that they wanted to do much more than that. And let’s just to say that there are things you can and cannot do when it comes to managing the royal family and what it represents. “

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Lacey said that although William and Harry “talk on the phone from time to time,” it will take a while for the relationship to heal.

“I think it would always have happened that Meghan and Harry would live on the other side of the world,” he explained. “I think Meghan and Harry will remain based in North America. Unless the brothers find a way to reconcile, they will have to go their separate ways and maintain mutual respect for each other.

“We know that in July 2021, the two brothers pledged to be in Kensington Gardens for the inauguration of the statue dedicated to their late mother, Princess Diana,” he said. “The world will then judge. But there is a lot of work to be done.”