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Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship has been branded “absolutely terrible” as the Prince of Wales fears he can’t trust his brother, a royal expert speaking to Daily Express US claimed.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams cited a multi-book deal the Sussexes are thought to have with publisher Random House as one reason any reconciliation between the brothers seems a long way off.

The Prince of Wales is in the US for the Earthshot Prize summit but it’s thought that Prince William will not meet his brother Harry despite being in the Duke’s backyard.

Prince Harry also did not meet with his brother on a short trip to the UK earlier this month while Prince William – at least publicly – did not extend birthday wishes to his brother who turned 39 last Saturday.

Pointing to a recent series of snubs, Mr Fitzwilliams said: “I’m afraid it shows the rift is as deep as ever and the brothers’ relationship is absolutely terrible.”

He added: “After Spare, [the claims] that William attacked Harry and so forth as well as the parade of interviews around it – it goes back to Oprah and the way they behaved.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave an explosive interview to TV megastar Oprah Winfrey in 2021. Several Sussex claims shocked royal watchers including Meghan’s allegation that a senior royal was concerned about what colour the yet-unborn Prince Archie might be.

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Nearly two years later, Prince Harry released his tell-all memoir Spare which savaged the Royal Family alleging that William attacked the Duke and took aim at Princess Kate for her alleged treatment of Meghan Markle.

Mr Fitzwilliams added: “The point is simply you couldn’t trust [Prince Harry]. At its most basic, if you were Harry and I was William and we were talking to each other. How could I be sure what we talk about doesn’t appear [elsewhere]?

“Assuming Harry has a four-book contract with Random House and he decides to enlarge Spare or maybe he writes [more] about his childhood or maybe Meghan writes her memoirs. There are far too many ifs and far too many question marks.

“The Sussexes have been completely unpredictable in their behaviour but one thing you can predict is they like to publish and use it to their benefit and we saw that ruthlessly.”

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In January 2023, Prince Harry told Anderson Cooper in an interview surrounding Spare’s release that he and Prince William were no longer on speaking terms.

The Duke claimed that he wished to reconcile with his father, King Charles, and brother – something many royal experts have claimed seems unlikely at the moment.

Earlier this month, Harry landed in the UK to give a speech for the Wellchild Awards ahead of the Invictus Games in Germany. The Duke did not meet with members of his family.

Now, Prince William is in New York City for his own project – the Earthshot Prize summit – and it’s unlikely the brothers will meet as the royal rift remains as wide as ever.

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