This Surprising Royal Could Be the One to Finally Play Peacemaker Between Prince William and Prince Harry
The all-too-overlooked Princess Anne is not only consistently the hardest-working member of the royal family — she’s had a whopping 214 engagements in 2022 alone — but she’s also reportedly so The Daily Expressshe could be the key to finally bringing about a reconciliation between the feuding brothers Prince William and Prince Harry.
Sussex biographer Omid Scobie says that while Harry has a “pattern” of regular communication with his father, King Charles, there has been “minimal contact” with William since the late Queen’s funeral last September. (A source joins in Us weekly said of William: “He has no intention of speaking to Harry. He has come to terms with the fact [that] He lost his little brother, possibly forever.”
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William and Harry were not seen interacting at the King’s coronation earlier this month, but Harry was was seen interacting — at times seemingly joyously — with other members of the royal family, including his aunt Anne, who The Daily Express writes, “Might help mend the brothers’ hurt relationship.”
“Although much publicity was raised over the fact that Princess Anne’s military hat allegedly blocked the prince’s view as she sat in front of him during the coronation, the couple appeared to be engaging in a friendly exchange before the ceremony began,” the outlet reports. “Ahead of the main event at Westminster Abbey, Princess Anne was seen chatting to her nephew while Harry grinned at her before taking her seat.”
According to lip readers, Anne reportedly spoke to Harry about the seating arrangement, to which Harry replied, “I don’t mind. Sit in front!”
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The pair have a lot in common – apart from the fact that both are ‘surrogates’ (with her older brother being the heir apparent): ‘The royal princess has always had a thing for Harry and they both have a wicked sense of humour. ” a source to speak to The mail on Sunday says. “People talk about Prince Andrew being the surrogate, but Anne was also the second born, and especially since Diana’s death she always felt obligated to support her nephew.” (After Charles, Anne was the next born, but was supported by the overtaken younger brothers Andrew and Prince Edward in the line of succession, as the rules had not changed at that point as they have now for Princess Charlotte.)
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A friend told it The times in the wake of Harry’s memoirs, spare partIt was published that “he really should talk to Princess Anne.” She often spoke about being treated so differently from Charles as a child. She was second in line to him and further down the line of succession as a woman, but she went her own way. She was naughty and upset about many things in her twenties, but she got over it. He should talk to her about her experiences. She is clever. She was able to tell him a lot about what she was going through.”
Today, despite last comments Anne and her older brother Charles seem to get along well. We can only hope that she can inspire Harry and his older brother William to do the same.
