William ‘unlikely’ to make up with Harry following Netflix betrayal, warn friends

The Prince of Wales is unlikely to reconcile with his estranged brother following his betrayal of Netflix, friends fear.

William, 40, is said to be angry at the disrespect he feels Harry showed his grandmother when she was alive during the Megxit saga.

And sources believe the explosive documentary, which the heir to the throne is understood to have not seen but is likely to at some point, will do little to change his mind.

It is also said that he is wary of Harry’s motives given that he has a book coming out early next year.

The Mail revealed yesterday how the royals were particularly upset by the Netflix show’s criticism of Queen Elizabeth and her Commonwealth legacy, which was dismissed as ‘Empire 2.0’.

“All relationships are built on trust, but for members of the Royal Family, who live their lives in the spotlight, it’s doubly so,” said a friend.

The prince is a very private man and what Harry is doing is anathema to everything he believes in. For that alone, many believe it’s unlikely he’ll ever be able to repair his relationship with them. He has passed too much water under the bridge.

Last night, William revealed that on the day the Netflix show aired, he lost a close friend in Kenya and had other matters on his mind.

In his first public comments since Harry’s show, the Prince of Wales tweeted: “Yesterday I lost a friend who has dedicated his life to protecting wildlife in some of East Africa’s most famous national parks. Mark Jenkins and his son Peter were tragically killed while flying over Tsavo National Park while on air patrol.

“Tonight, I’m thinking of Mark’s wife, family and colleagues who have sadly lost a man we all love and admire.”

The Mail revealed yesterday how the royals were particularly upset by the Netflix show’s criticism of Queen Elizabeth and her Commonwealth legacy, which was dismissed as ‘Empire 2.0’.

A source noted that Harry and Meghan previously served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, which supports youth empowerment in Commonwealth countries, and were happy to be associated with him “until they quit their jobs to earn money”. They also feel that the Sussexes’ decision to secretly record 15 hours of video diaries, which they handed over to the filmmakers, was an “appalling” betrayal of trust. They began filming in March 2020, nearly 12 months before they officially stepped down as senior royals.

Meghan claims she received little support from Buckingham Palace as the new royal bride, saying there were no etiquette classes and she was forced to Google the national anthem.

“Harry has made a virtue of protecting his grandmother throughout this entire saga, repeatedly pointing out how much respect he had for her and dismissing her claims about racism. And yet this is what they were planning all along? It’s appalling,” said another source.

The Duke and Duchess signed lucrative deals, believed to be worth more than £100m, with Netflix and Spotify after stepping down as royals.

In the first three episodes of the six-part series, Harry accused the royals of having a “great level of unconscious bias” and colluding with the media who wanted to “destroy” Meghan, as well as belittling her father since his brother for their relationship. girlfriend choices.

Having digested the first three episodes of the documentary, the royals were eager yesterday to point out what they say are the many inconsistencies.

Meghan claims she received little support from Buckingham Palace as the new royal bride, saying there were no etiquette classes and she was forced to Google the national anthem. She also said that she was too scared to wear colorful clothes in case she outshone the Queen.

Sources have discounted this, saying she was guided by the late Queen’s trusted deputy private secretary, Samantha Cohen, as well as her ladies-in-waiting. Meghan is also understood to have been offered dozens of meetings with top officials, but she refused to take her advice.

The Duchess also claimed she was told she couldn’t invite her half-niece to her wedding. Experts say it was her idea not to.

They also reject claims that the Palace and the media were working together to discredit them as a couple. In fact, relations between the Palace and the Press were at an all time low due to the couple’s team being very aggressively “putting out fires” on their behalf.

“They were trying to stop the stories from getting in the papers, not plant them,” a source insists.