Elizabeth II, the last bridge between William and Harry "while she's still here"
Distant for several years, Princes William and Harry are struggling to find common ground. Still, the path to reconciliation might be possible, if the two decided to act to please their grandmother, Elizabeth II.
For many, they have long been the sad teenagers following the coffin of their mother, Princess Diana. As adults, Princes William and Harry have built an image of close-knit brothers. A painting that has cracked over the years. Now in the cold, the two sons of Charles and Diana are struggling to establish a dialogue. Annoyed by his brother's warnings on Meghan Markle, Prince Harry gradually decided to turn his back on him. Despite William's efforts to reconcile, the quarrel escalated between the brothers. The Duke of Sussex criticizing his brother for not having welcomed his wife.
Placed "on different paths", William and Harry no longer have the same vision of the monarchy. In his interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Diana's younger brother never ceases to criticize the Firm and Prince Charles. An attitude that annoys his eldest to the highest point and marks a clear break. In this context, will a reconciliation between the two men be possible? It seems that hope remains.
If Prince Philip's death failed to bring them together, Elizabeth II should have a whole different impact. The British sovereign could succeed in organizing "the ideal reconciliation". A possible business "as long as it is still there," said British author Peter York, specializing in high society, to Vanity Fair. "It would serve the monarchy to show that brotherly love, and more specifically the love of a grandmother, has triumphed."
Prince Harry, his brother's future ally?
The image would be all the more beautiful as the Queen, struck by tensions, is going through a difficult period, marked by the loss of her husband and by the multiple scandals within the royal family. Above all, the rapprochement between the two brothers would allow the future to be glimpsed with more serenity. Because when Prince William takes the throne, he will need an ally. "He will need the support of his right arm since childhood", analyzes Myka Meier, author and coach specializing in etiquette and etiquette. "There is no one who knows him like Harry."
For his part, Prince Harry has not completely closed the way to dialogue. Although in opposition to his family, the young man, soon to be the father of a second child, would still like to turn a new leaf. This time tinged with serenity. During his interview with Oprah Winfrey, he had expressed the wish: "Time heals all things, let's hope". As the expression of an ultimate hope for reconciliation?
