At this point it feels like beating a dead horse when we say Prince William and Harry aren’t going to be mending the rift between them anytime soon. But it turns out William might not be entirely against the idea, he and Kate Middleton are just going to be very busy as they take on more royal responsibilities.
According to the Scottish Daily Express, royal insiders have claimed that palace staff are growing increasingly irritated with William and Kate’s insistence on doing everything their own way. The couple may well be the most popular of all the royals, but behind palace walls they are being criticized for shirking their royal duties.
Prince William and Kate are under pressure to do more
The royal couple are apparently seen as work-shy by staffers — an opinion which was shared by many even before Kate’s cancer scare back in 2024. In recent months Kate and William have put family ahead of royal duties which has earned them both praise and criticism. While putting family first is certainly admirable, the future King and Queen are expected to do much more for the monarchy than they are currently doing.
Telegraph associate editor Camilla Tominey claims that aides have expressed concern that they “may be spending too much time with their immediate family instead of supporting the ‘Firm’.” She goes on to say that the Prince and Princess of Wales are “under growing pressure to up their workload.”
While they have been upping their workload both are still lagging behind many other members of the royal family. William has attended many royal events but in some cases his father has had to practically force him to go. He’s also received criticism for still finding the time to pursue personal endeavours.
This means reconciliation with Harry is unlikely
Surprisingly Tominey claims that William has cooled down on the subject of his brother. Harry recently spoke of reuniting with his family in the U.K. but sources suggested William and Kate were unable to move past his betrayal. She claims that the heir to the throne has had a change in attitude but that doesn’t mean he and the Duke of Sussex will be meeting in person anytime soon.
With all the pressure on Kate and William to take on more work, reuniting with Harry is reportedly “low down their list of priorities.” It seems the anger has subsided, but as you can imagine, they aren’t exactly jumping to welcome Harry back with open arms.
Unfortunately for Harry, William and Kate are content to just “let sleeping dogs lie.” With all the extra work they are likely going to be taking on the Duke will no doubt be put on the backburner. Friends insist there is still “no way back” for him.
