Prince William’s response to Harry ‘engineered by the palace’ and not a ‘warm’ exchange

In light of „Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis”, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly reached out privately to Prince William. However, according to royal expert Tom Quinn, the exchange between the brothers has been neither warm nor informal. The contact was said to be a message of sympathy without any suggestion of reconciliation or a visit from Harry to the UK.

Quinn claims that Prince William did respond to Harry’s message, but the reply appeared to be “engineered by the palace,” lacking the warmth one might expect between siblings. He described the communication as akin to an exchange between two “slightly wary diplomats” rather than an affectionate response from one brother to another.

It has been reported that Harry and Meghan were unaware of Kate’s health issues before the public announcement. According to an insider cited by the New York Post, the Sussexes only learned of the news at the same time as the general public, which may have contributed to the formality of the subsequent communications.

The reports underscore the ongoing tension and distance between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family, even during times of personal and family crisis. The careful handling of communications by the palace suggests that the rift within the royal family remains significant, with formal protocols overshadowing familial warmth and intimacy.