Prince Harry and William portrait discussed by artist in 2010

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Artist Nicky Philipps looked back to the time, in 2008, when she painted the first double portrait of the royal brothers in an upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Aristocrats, seen by MailOnline. The double portrait was unveiled in 2010. A decade later, Prince Harry announced he was “stepping back” as a senior member of the Royal Family, along with his wife Meghan Markle.

Since this time, Harry and William’s relationship has – by almost all accounts – been strained.

But it appeared to have been different in 2008.

Ms Philipps had fond memories of the time she painted the brothers, who, back then, were “so close”.

She said: “I painted them for the National Portrait Gallery. They were so sweet.

“They were so close.”

At this stage, Ms Philipps rose her eyebrows in a what appeared to be a mocking fashion.

She added: “Those were the days.”

The artist remembered the organisation involved in preparing the artwork: “I said, ‘Could I possibly have them at home?’, and they did, which was amazing.

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“They were in full uniform and they just walked around, into the house and not one single one of my neighbours noticed anything, and this happened five times.”

This comes after royal biographer Angela Levin claimed Prince William faces a “tricky visit” to the US this year.

As the Queen starts “backing down” and handing more of her responsibilities to the Duke of Cambridge, Ms Levin suggested William, along with his father, Prince Charles, will increasingly be tasked with “building back the Royal Family”.

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She told GB News: “[William] will be going to America this year for the Earthshot Prize.

“That is a tricky one because they need to get the Americans on their side.

“Harry and Meghan have done well to make the Americans believe that what they say about the rotten Royal Family is true.

“So William has some heavy duties coming his way.”

It is not currently known if the two brothers will meet while Prince William is in the US.

They last time they attended an event together was for the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Palace in July 2021.

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