According to Diana's friend Simone Simmons, prince Harry and Prince William appear to have broken their promise to their mother after a series of heartbreaking events.
A year after Harry and Meghan Markle gave an explosive interview with CBS Oprah Winfrey, the Sussex have been a strong critic of royal life and have made some claims about it. One of the most shocking moments in the interview was Megan's claim that there were "several conversations" between herself, Harry and an unknown member of the royal family before Archie was born, discussing how dark their children's skin would be.
Then, in a groundbreaking Oprah interview, Harry re-responded to reports of tensions between him and William, saying. "As I've said before, I love William very much. He's my brother. We've been through hell together, we've had a common experience, but we've taken different paths. "
Tensions between the brothers seem to have become so clear that they broke a so-called agreement with their late mother, Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997. According to Ms Simmons, a friend of the Princess of Wales, Diana had William and Harry "promise to be best friends". In an updated edition of royal historian Robert Lacey's Book The Battle of the Brothers, Ms Simmons says Diana told William and Harry. "You must promise me that you will always be each other's best friend and that you will never let anyone get involved in your relationship."
Mr Lacey added: "Both boys promised that they would abide by that, Simmons remembered. They clapped their hands together and gave their mother a big hug. Anyone who sees this will melt and then they'll go play football. "But sadly, in recent years, there has been a rift between the brothers. This reportedly began when William advised Harry to take his time in his relationship with Meghan, which Harry complained about.
Over time, they began to see each other less, and the Sussex eventually left Kensington Palace to start their family at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. They also spun off from their common charity, the Royal Foundation, and formed their own foundation.
In response to speculation about the tension between him and his brother, Harry admitted to ITV in 2019 that the two were "on different paths", but stressed that he was "deeply in love" with William. Then, in 2020, Meghan and Harry stepped back from royal duties and started a new life in Montessito, California.
In the two years since, they have spoken several times about their experiences in the British royal family, including in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, harry in an interview with James Corden, and in Harry's mental health documentary You Can't See Me. This reportedly caused a great deal of repercussions in the palace and prompted the rift between the brothers to widen further. In this way, the two princes seem to have broken their promise to their mother and did not become each other's best friends forever.
Yesterday, royal writer Duncan Lacom declared to the Daily Mail: "It is abundantly clear to those who know William that the rift between him and his brother is something that will never be forgotten." As you can imagine, this is largely an ongoing stress. The same was true for Harry, who were as stubborn as mules. "
Growing up, William and Harry were said to be so close that the Duke of Cambridge even chose his younger brother as best man at his wedding to Kate, Duchess of Cambridge in 2011. In ITV's documentary The Secret of Royalty, royalty expert Duncan describes the brothers as each other's "mentors." He said: "Harry tends to follow in his brother's footsteps, and strangely enough, William tends to follow in Harry's footsteps, they are each other's mentors. So I hope that when Harry becomes a father, he will follow Kate and William's example and pretty much follow that example. "
He added that Diana had raised William and Harry into "normal" lives, which affected the couple's later life. Mr Lacom continued: "Diana made sure william and Harry lived as normal a life as possible and as parents William and Harry would always be influenced by their mother. She wanted them to get a taste of normal life and let that feeling run through William and Harry's veins. "
William elaborated on Diana's influence on him and his brother in a 2012 ABC interview, explained the Duke of Cambridge. "She played a huge role in my upbringing with Harry and played a huge role in how we look at things.
If Diana is still alive, she will definitely feel sorry for the two brothers, she has paid attention to the upbringing of the two children, but the two brothers are now parting ways, and there are insoluble contradictions, and the root of all this is in Megan.