Interest in Prince Harry‘s relationship with Prince William has filled thousands of news articles, documentaries, books, podcasts and social media posts since they publicly split their private offices in 2019 amid speculation of a royal rift.
Harry confirmed the strained relations between the brothers after he split from the monarchy with Meghan Markle in 2020, citing an unsupportive atmosphere within the royal family, hostility within the royal household and abuse from the British tabloid press.
In January 2023, the prince provided a raw and surprising account of just how deep the seed of discord ran with William through his memoir, Spare. He told readers that not only had the pair come close to estrangement but that they had never been as close as the public had been led to believe since the tragic death of their mother in 1997.
In Spare and in interviews surrounding its publication, Harry repeated his grievance that during the formative …