Prince William and Harry royal family split has hardened into something closer to a permanent break, with Christopher Andersen saying the brothers have learned to live without each other. reported that the feud has reached a breaking point, and the divide now looks bigger than a family disagreement.
The clearest obstacle is simple: Harry has never accepted the need to apologize, while William is said to see no reason to bend. Christopher Andersen said, "Harry has never believed he has anything to apologize for," and also said, "William had never believed he had anything to apologize for. Reconciliation is not in the cards. It shouldn't come as any surprise that William views Harry as having betrayed not only the royal family but the institution of the monarchy itself. Harry returning to the U.K. and picking up where he left off before Megxit just rubbed salt into an already festering wound."
William and Harry after Megxit
Andersen said the rupture did not begin with one single moment. He pointed to the years after Megxit, then to Queen Elizabeth II's death, King Charles' coronation, and the cancer battles of King Charles and the Princess of Wales, all of which failed to bring the brothers back together. "These are two extraordinarily strong and stubborn men who have, sadly, learned over the past few years that they can live without each other," Andersen said.
That account fits the reported divide now playing out in public. People reported that Harry has made progress in rebuilding his relationship with King Charles, but there was no movement on William's side. That leaves the brothers in different places: one side making room for repair with King Charles, and the other holding firm against reconciliation.
Oprah Winfrey interview apology
The apology dispute centers on the 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview. The Express reported that Harry and Meghan hoped to apologize to the Prince and Princess of Wales over comments made during that interview as part of an effort to reconcile, including Meghan's revelation that there had been concerns and conversations within the royal family about how dark Prince Archie's skin might have been before he was born.
But a source close to Harry and Meghan told People that the report was nonsense, and a source told People that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not planning to apologize to William and Kate Middleton. That leaves the split where it stands now: Harry and Meghan are said to be resisting the apology route, while William is said to be unmoved, with no path back into a shared public family line.
Buckingham Palace and King Charles
Dickie Arbiter, the former Buckingham Palace spokesman, said in connection with his new book On Duty with the Royals that Harry must sincerely apologize to his family before he can hope to reconcile with King Charles. For readers watching the feud, that is the practical test now: an apology would be the only reported opening for repair, and the current reporting says that opening is not being taken.
