How Prince William feels about King Charles and Harry’s reunion as royal avoids estranged brother

How Prince William feels about King Charles and Harry’s reunion as royal avoids estranged brother

Prince William is understanding of his dad King Charles’ reunion with Prince Harry — but he has no plans to reconnect with his estranged brother.

“Prince William probably understands why his father did it, even if he wouldn’t have done it himself,” royal expert Kinsey Schofield theorized to Page Six.

“He can appreciate that a father living with cancer wants to see his son and grandchildren, while still believing that Harry has not earned his way back into the family’s confidence.”

Schofield continued that the future King’s “priority” is “protecting the institution he’ll one day inherit.”

Prince William is “understanding” of King Charles and Prince Harry’s reunion, a royal expert theorized to Page Six. (The brothers are seen above at an event in London in 2021.) Getty Images
But despite the reunion, William is hesitant to trust his brother again, according to royal expert Kinsey Schofield. The father and son are pictured above at a 2019 event in London. Samir Hussein/WireImage

“In his mind, the issue has never been whether Harry is family; it’s whether Harry can be trusted,” she said. “One afternoon at Highgrove doesn’t answer that question. King Charles can afford to think about legacy. Prince William has to think about longevity.”

On Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Harry, Meghan Markle and their children — Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 — at Highgrove House. This marks the first time Charles, 77, has seen his grandkids in four years.

Schofield believes that even though they have reunited, this “doesn’t erase the past.”

“It doesn’t mean the Palace should forget everything that’s happened over the last six years,” she theorized. “A father can forgive. A monarch still has to protect the Crown. … One meeting is easy. Rebuilding trust is extraordinarily difficult.”

Prince William is pictured above at Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, The London Welsh School, on Tuesday. Aaron Chown-PA/POOL supplied by Splash News / SplashNews.com
He did not cross paths with his brother, who is seen here at an Invictus Games event last Friday, despite being just miles apart. Mischa Schoemaker/Dutch Press Photo/INSTARimages

William, 44, avoided his younger brother during the UK trip, making separate public appearances just miles apart on July 7.

The future King visited the Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, The London Welsh School, on Tuesday, while Harry, 41, attended the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice at Chatham House that same day.

The brothers have been estranged for years. Harry opened up about their feud in his 2023 memoir, “Spare.”

Harry opened up about his feud with his brother in his 2023 memoir, “Spare,” as an argument involving Meghan Markle resulted in a physical altercation. (Kate Middleton, William, Harry and Markle are seen at the Queen’s state funeral in 2022.) POOL/AFP via Getty Images
William, Harry, Markle and Middleton seen at Westminster Abbey in 2018 before their fallout. Getty Images

In the book, Harry claimed his brother was favored growing up. He even wrote about an alleged physical altercation after William called his sister-in-law Markle “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive.”

“It all happened so fast,” Harry penned. “So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.”

Harry — who resigned from his royal duties in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California, with his family — initially arrived to the UK alone after he was denied taxpayer-funded security.

Harry, seen with Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7, initially traveled to the UK alone before his family joined him. Instagram/@meghan
Markle, seen at Trooping The Colour with Charles and Harry in 2018, initially stayed back with her children after their security was denied. Getty Images

Page Six confirmed Thursday that the “As Ever” founder and their children would make the trip — though they were not scheduled to make any public appearances as a family. Photos of their reunion with Charles and Camilla were not made public.

During the trip, a UK High Court judge ruled against Harry and six other claimants in their lawsuit. They sued Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers, for breach of privacy because they did not provide sufficient proof that the stories were obtained unlawfully.

Page Six reported the legal war set them back $67 million.

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