British princes William and Harry attended their uncle’s funeral in Norfolk on Wednesday in the utmost privacy. The brothers, whose relationship has been extremely strained in recent years, had not seen each other for several months. According to witnesses who attended the funeral, the atmosphere was frosty between them. “They didn’t exchange a single word,” a source told the British newspaper The Sun.
Harry arrived in the United Kingdom in the greatest secrecy at the beginning of the week. The youngest son of King Charles III traveled from the United States to attend the funeral of his uncle, Lord Fellowes. The latter was married to Lady Jane Spencer, the sister of Diana, the mother of Harry and William, now deceased.
Crown Prince William and Prince Harry were both present at the funeral, against all expectations. But according to several witnesses who attended the ceremony, the atmosphere was very cold between the two brothers. They did not speak a single word to each other. “The atmosphere was frosty,” an anonymous source told The Sun. “William and Harry were both there, but we didn’t see them talking and they kept their distance.”
“Very discreet”
“They were very discreet,” the same source continued. “The locals never knew they were there. The ceremony was not an official, royal affair. The princes arrived in cars with tinted windows. I didn’t know they were there, they arrived very discreetly. (…) As far as I know, no one has seen them speak to each other.”
Prince Harry has since returned to the United States, where he lives with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children. Two weeks ago, the couple traveled to Colombia for a visit focused on combating discrimination and cyberbullying. The couple severed ties with the British monarchy in 2020 and now reside in California. Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, has had a distant relationship with the royal family since leaving the United Kingdom.
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