The real reason behind Prince William and Prince Harry’s rift revealed

“And, if for that moment in time, they are united in paying homage to Diana, why not, in other ongoing moments, should they not be united in other ways? After all, it would rather empty the occasion of significance if they just come together for the sake of the statue, and then resume warfare.”

“I think one of the clear things that has been lacking in this situation is a mother figure to knock their heads together,” he adds. “Friends of Diana have said to me – and I think they’re right – that if Diana were alive, it wouldn’t have got to this situation. So at that moment, on 1 July, perhaps it will be as if she has come back.”

Harry and Meghan moved to the US after stepping back from royal duties last year. The couple spoke about their decision and leveled claims of racism and neglect against the royal family during an interview with Oprah Winfrey in March, which William addressed in a public appearance shortly afterward, telling a reporter: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

“I have heard that Harry has been saying to friends he would like to reconcile, but I think for William to move forward he would need some assurance that there’s not going to be more revelatory interviews,” Robert says. “Trust has got to be restored because you can’t negotiate serious reconciliation unless you can discuss things in private.”