William and Harry ‘didn’t see each other in private for six months after the Royal Wedding’
PRINCE William and Prince Harry didn't see each other in private for six months following last year's Royal Wedding, it's been claimed.
The Sun's royal correspondent Emily Andrews has revealed how "behind the scenes" their relationship has "been up and down".
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex married at Windsor Castle in May last year, where the Duke of Cambridge was best man, his son Prince George a page boy and his daughter Princess Charlotte a flower girl.
“I was told, after the Royal Wedding, Harry and Meghan didn’t see Kate and William personally,” explained Andrews.
Despite both couples living at Kensington Palace at the time, it's said they didn't see each other privately for six months and only met in a formal capacity, including at Trooping the Colour and Princess Eugenie’s wedding.
Andrews said that a royal aide had told her they'd made a mistake in “continuing this narrative of the brothers in arms”.
She added: “We all remember those two young boys walking behind Diana’s coffin and we as a nation, our heart went out to them, that really is how we’ve seen them ever since.
“I think behind the scenes, Harry and William’s relationship has always been up and down actually but of course, we’ve never really seen that.”
Late last year, it was reported that Meghan and sister-in-law Kate Middleton had clashed.
However, it was revealed by Andrews shortly afterwards that the royal feud was actually primarily between William and Harry.
The Duke of Sussex accused his older brother of trying to “wreck his relationship” with Meghan after he voiced concerns over her.
She said: "I think it was meant very kindly in a well-meaning way but Harry was very defensive of Meghan and took it completely the wrong way and said to William something along the lines of ‘You’re trying to destroy this relationship before it’s even started.’”
Andrews also exclusively told how Harry and Meghan, who welcomed baby son Archie three weeks ago, had decided to move to Windsor because they "didn’t want to live next door to William and Kate".
But she believes the splitting of their joint royal household in March - which has also seen them run separate Instagram accounts - has "improve matters".
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