It is an image that has marked many fans of the royal family. Prince William and Prince Harry appeared far apart while attending Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee religious service on Friday, June 3. In Saint Paul’s Cathedral, William and Kate Middleton were placed far from Harry and Meghan Markle. A shot that naturally revived the stories of tension between the two brothers. When they met for Prince Philip’s funeral months ago, would the sons of Lady Diana and Prince Charles still be so far from making peace?
If the relationship of William and Harry is still not in good shape, their respective positions in the cathedral finds a completely different explanationrevealed by The Mirror. If the Cambridges took their place at the front of the right row, and the Sussexes in the left row, alongside Eugenie and Beatrice of York, it is for respect a rule of protocol. As tradition dictates, members of the royal family first entered the cathedral in order of seniority. Thus, it was Mike Tindall and Zara Philipps who arrived first, and Prince Charles who closed the ball, thus sitting in the front row with Camilla Parker Bowles.
Will Harry and William see each other privately?
If this image captured all the attention, almost as much as the absence of the queen for “discomfort”, then it is not new proof of the problems between Prince William and Prince Harry. On the other hand, nothing seems to prove that things have settled down. According Page Six, the two brothers would not have planned to see each other when the Sussexes are finally back in the United Kingdom. “At the moment, it seems unlikely that Harry and Meghan and William and Kate will meet separately during the Jubilee celebrations“, an insider told the tabloid. William and Kate’s three children, Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, may not see their cousins, Archie, 3, and Lilibet Diana.