After Kate’s cancer diagnosis, she’ll realise life is too short for feuds – but Wills is still angry

KATE Middleton will realise that ‘life is far too short for rifts’, but Prince William is still ‘very angry’ with Harry, claims a royal reporter.

According to Vanity Fair’s royal expert Katie Nicholl, after Kate’s cancer diagnosis, she will be open to a reconciliation with her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, 40. 

Speaking to royal reporter Bronte Coy on this week’s episode of The Sun’s Royal Exclusive, royal reporters Richard Palmer and Katie Nicholl revealed all on Kate’s ‘vulnerable’ side, her ability to ‘heal’ the family’s royal feud, and William’s ‘anger’ towards his brother. 

Katie explained: “Kate’s been thrown under the bus by Harry, he’s said hurtful things about her, he’s brought the children into the narrative.

“I think the Prince of Wales remains very, very angry and upset and feels very betrayed.”

But despite William’s frustration, Katie claimed that mum-of-three Princess Kate, 42, may be keen to get the family back on speaking terms.

Katie continued: “Possibly the Princess of Wales is still open to a reconciliation in some form. I still feel it’s quite early.

“But I do think when you go through something like a cancer diagnosis and you go through the sort of journey that she has done, and you confront your own mortality, you realise life is short. 

“It’s far too short for rifts and family feuds.

“And perhaps that will be a role that she will play at some point in healing that rift, because I think we look to the royal family as a symbol of unity.

“We will want to see them together at Christmas, this will be the sixth Christmas that Harry won’t have been a part of.

“I do think it's important. It may be that people are making these comments on social media where you’re talking about togetherness, talking about empathy, what’s going on in your own family, and they are at risk of that happening.”

Katie stressed Kate’s ability to be a ‘role model’, as she added: “I think she’s also someone who’s always led by example, in that sort of way of being a role model. 

“I think and I was talking to sources close to the Princess and to William, who said ‘never give up hope, there’s always a chance’, but of course it’s always in the timing.”

Whilst we haven’t seen much of the Princess of Wales this year as a result of her undergoing chemotherapy, Bronte questioned whether the public will continue to see Kate’s more ‘vulnerable’ side as she prepares to head back to full-time royal duties.

Bronte asked: “Do you think that we will continue to see this more vulnerable side of her going forward, or will it pull back a little as it gets back to business as usual?” 

To this, Richard claimed: “I suspect we probably see more of [her vulnerable side]. 

“She has developed so much as a person over the last few years.

I was talking to sources close to the Princess and to William, who said ‘never give up hope, there’s always a chance’, but of course it’s always in the timing

Katie Nicholl

“You go back to 2010/2011, she was really quite wooden when she was on television and her public speaking skills weren’t brilliant, because she’s just a naturally shy person. 

“But I think she’s got much better at public speaking.

“I think it probably suits her, that air of vulnerability, and as royal reporters, we don’t get to speak to them that often.

“But when I’ve spoken to her, I’ve always been impressed by the fact that she wants to know about you and what you think, which some of the ones who have been born into the family are less prone to do because they’ve been bought up to be the center of attention and everyone stays quiet while they speak. 

“So hopefully we will see more of that [vulnerability].” 

It comes after Kate revealed her diagnosis, which she said came as a "huge shock", back in March.

She said she initially had no signs of cancer but post-op tests showed the disease had been "present".

A Kensington Palace spokesperson confirmed she started a course of preventative chemotherapy in late February.

After taking time away from royal duties, in September, Kate confirmed she had finished chemotherapy and was focusing on being 'cancer free'.

She said she was "looking forward" to being back at work and taking on a few more public engagements in the coming months.