By Molly Claire Goddard
2:05pm PST, Jan 30, 2026
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According to royal expert
Jennie Bond,
Prince Harry and
Prince William should make amends for the sake of the family. However, it doesn't mean they'll be pals. "I doubt that the brothers can ever be truly close again — but as they grow older, perhaps they can at least have some sort of civil relationship," she wrote for
The i Paper.
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While
Prince William doesn't seem likely to reunite with
Prince Harry, Jennie Bond thinks it would be beneficial for the future king of England to put the drama in the past. "A lifetime of feuding is exhausting and damaging. William's reign would be so much easier without the baggage of family estrangements," she wrote.
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Even if
Prince Harry never speaks to his relatives again, he'll permanently be connected to The Firm. "Harry is always going to be the son of a king [
King Charles III], the brother of another [
Prince William], and the uncle of a future monarch [
Prince George]," Jennie Bond wrote. "You can take the man out of the royal family, but you can't take the royal family out of the man."
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As it's rumored that
Prince Harry will extend invitations to multiple members of the royal family for the 2027 Invictus Games, Jennie Bond believes it could be a moment of unity. "With his white flag raised, Harry may be looking for an opportunity to establish a peace treaty," she wrote. "That could be his Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham next year. King Charles III,
Queen Camilla and
Prince William were all on parade to support Harry at the inaugural games in 2014."
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Despite
Prince William and
Prince Harry's deep rift, Jennie Bond thinks the Prince of Wales should give up the fight. "Just as Harry seems to have calmed his anger, perhaps William too should try to come to terms with all that has happened, and look to the future," she wrote.
