By Katherine Tinsley
9:38am PST, Jan 8, 2026
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"Prince Harry is not in contact with William. After repeatedly taking aim at his brother and sister-in-law, it's hardly surprising that William and Kate would rather focus on raising their own family," royal writer
Kate Mansey wrote for
The Times.
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"If Kate has learnt anything from her cancer ordeal… she'll know that life's far too short to get hung up on Harry," Kate Mansey continued.
When Kate Middleton first announced her diagnosis, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a statement in support of her. But the Sussexes have yet to reconcile with Kate.
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In
Spare, Prince Harry raved about his relationship with Kate Middleton, but he also undermined the Princess of Wales and
Prince William's relationship in the same book.
"I loved my new sister-in-law," Harry wrote in his explosive memoir. "I felt she was more sister than in-law, the sister I've never had and always wanted, and I was pleased that she'd forever be standing by Willy's side. She was a good match for my older brother. They made each other visibly happy, and therefore I was happy too."
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Prince Harry and Kate Middleton's relationship unraveled after the princess failed to bond with Meghan Markle.
"Meghan would agree with the assessment that the duchesses were not the best of friends," royal reporter Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote in Finding Freedom. "Their relationship hadn't progressed much since she was Harry's girlfriend."
