Despite the current divide between Prince Harry and Prince William, the “Spare” author still has some family in his corner.
The Duke of Sussex stayed with his uncle Charles Spencer at Althorp House, the childhood home of Princess Diana, during his recent trip to the UK for the funeral of his uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, People reported Monday.
Last week, both Harry and William attended their uncle’s funeral service, which was held at St. Mary’s Church in Snettisham, Norfolk.
However, the brothers did not even speak to each other.
“Most people were astounded that Harry came,” one attendee told People. “He was on remarkably good form — and you could tell he was very pleased to see everybody. And he was very pleased that he had come over.”
Meanwhile, sources told the US Sun that the brothers “arrived very discreetly” and “kept their distance” from each other throughout the service.
A source close to the duke told Page Six that Harry’s visit was “in a personal capacity.”
“He flew in and out,” the insider said.
The ongoing rift between the brothers has been widely covered, with an insider source recently claiming that their relationship is not “irreparable” even though it’s in a “very bad” state.
Tensions between Harry, 39, and his family were first revealed to the world in 2020 when he and his wife, Meghan Markle, formally resigned from their roles as senior members of the royal family and moved to the US.
In addition to receiving the cold shoulder from William, 42, a source claimed King Charles III has been avoiding calls and messages from Harry, who has been trying desperately to secure security for Markle, 42, and their two young children to visit the UK.
“He gets ‘unavailable right now,’” a friend of Harry’s told People in July. “His calls go unanswered. He has tried to reach out about the king’s health, but those calls go unanswered, too.”
As he continues to fight to protect his family, a royal insider previously told Page Six that the only way for Harry and Charles, 75, to fix their relationship would be for the monarch to grant Harry the security clearance “he wants so desperately.”
“As the monarch, he is the ultimate decision maker. That would be how father and son can reconcile,” a source told us.
