Harry did not reconcile with William before leaving for Canada, rift between brothers continues, says insider
Prince Harry flew to Canada following Megxit to join his wife Meghan and infant son, Archie, knowing that his relationship with his elder brother, Prince William, had remained sour.
Trouble started brewing between late Princess Diana's two sons after the Duke of Cambridge told Harry that he was 'moving too fast' with Meghan Markle back in 2017, when the pair had started dating, People magazine reported.
"They didn't leave on good terms by any means, but they are both relieved that it's over," a source close to the family said. "Perhaps [Meghan and Harry] didn't think things through exactly as they could have, but they wanted to be happy. Who can blame them for that?"
While there was a lot of hurt between the royal brothers — the royal palace even having to issue a joint statement denying reports of William allegedly bullying the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex — things began cooling down after the brothers got a chance to have a heart-to-heart talk before the two ended up in different continents.
“William and Harry have spent time together privately away from the official Sandringham Summit working on their relationship and discussing their future. It has been ground-breaking in terms of saving their bond as brothers and has been totally driven by them. But Kate and Meghan, who was in Canada, did join in with some of the talks on more than one occasion — which is another sign of a real thaw in their relationship. Things are better," an insider told the Sun.
The source also dished the way the brothers achieved an understanding between them.
“They decided to cut out all the toxic people stirring around them to deal with each other man-to-man as brothers. Given Harry is now permanently moving away, there was a realization if they didn’t sort things out now, they never would. Of course, there have been serious differences in opinions but the family warmth is back. And they’re sad they’re going to be so far apart," the insider said.