Inside the Royal Rift between Prince Harry and Prince William
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00:00Once upon a time, they were inseparable, Prince William and Prince Harry, the beloved sons of Princess Diana and King Charles.
00:07But now, a source tells us there is no relationship.
00:11We are exploring the breakdown of their relationship in this week's Us Weekly cover story.
00:16Now, Us Weekly has learned that the brothers haven't spoken in more than two years.
00:20And royal historian Marlene Koenig tells us bridges have been burned on both sides.
00:26And the final fracture may have come in May of 2025, when Harry gave an emotional BBC interview after losing a high court appeal for UK security protections, which infuriated William, with a source saying there is no turning back.
00:41The door is firmly shut.
00:43And as royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams adds, the royals don't trust the Sussexes and their relationship with the media.
00:50And then there's Meghan. A source tells us everything changed when Meghan came into the fold.
00:57However, royal commentator Amanda Mata disagrees on the blame-Meghan narrative, saying the tensions run deeper than any one woman's influence.
01:05She later added, it reduces a complicated generational conflict into a simplistic narrative about one woman's impact.
01:13And as for King Charles, well, he's stuck in the middle.
01:16Legally, he couldn't speak to Harry during the security case, but even if he wanted to, Koenig says that he's taking a tough love approach.
01:24She adds that Charles never stopped loving Harry, but he can't bring his two sons together.
01:30It must be awfully painful, but he's keeping his distance.
01:34And the question remains, could they ever make up?
01:37Well, Mata tells us the ball is in William's court.
01:40But she warns, this complex rift is about two very different worldviews, one rooted in preserving tradition, the other in breaking from it when it causes harm.
01:51Psychiatrist Gail Saltz agrees reconciliation will take an effort.
01:56She tells us true reconciliation requires forgiveness and not keeping score.
02:01These are essential human relationships.
02:03Harry and William are the only brothers they'll ever have.