The ongoing rift between Prince William and Prince Harry could widen after the Sussexes' return to the UK, according to royal expert Kinsey Schofield, who anticipated a major feud between the brothers, who have reportedly not been in contact since 2022.
This comes after Harry and Meghan Markle's departure from royal duties in 2020. Their rift escalated after Harry and Meghan aired private family grievances in a series of public interviews, Netflix docu-series and his tell-all memoir, Spare.
Christmas Invite Could Split Family
During his TalkTV programme, presenter Kevin O'Sullivan stated: "A top royal author told me Harry and Meghan will be invited to Sandringham at Christmas, which will mean that William and Catherine won't go. If that does happen, that will be a tragedy, a family tragedy."
To which Kinsey responded: "I think that with William and Catherine, I'm sure there is some anger there, but it's my understanding that there's fear because Harry and Meghan are not reliable narrators and they leak like a faucet."
Security Fears After Oprah Interview
The TalkTV guest claimed: "Their fear is that they will stir up the same kind of hate that the Prince and Princess received after the Oprah [Winfrey] interview. I talked to multiple people that work within RAVEC [The Royal and VIP Executive Committee], that work within the security system that say the threats towards the Prince and Princess of Wales after the Oprah Winfrey interview, the legitimate threats increased."
"The online harassment increased, and then it bled into the 'where's Kate' chaos during Catherine's cancer and the harassment that Catherine received while she was trying to process this cancer diagnosis online."
Kinsey continued: "The nasty rumours and lies that spread online. Are we going to pretend the origin of hatred towards the Princess of Wales was not Harry and Meghan? Naming an anonymous person within the Royal Family but not Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, a royal racist and Omad Scobie, weeks before Catherine was admitted into the hospital for lower abdominal surgery."
Fears of Untrustworthy Sussexes
The podcaster highlighted: "With Omid Scobie claiming that the King and the Duchess were the royal racists in the Dutch version of Endgame. I believe that the Prince and Princess of Wales are fearful of the Sussexes and what they're capable of. They are untrustworthy, they are unpredictable, and they are so vengeful, and we've seen that on full display from the Sussexes."
The last time Prince Harry and Prince William were seen together publicly was at their father's coronation in May 2023. It was also revealed that they reunited privately at their maternal uncle Lord Robert Fellowes' funeral in Norfolk in August 2024; they reportedly neither spoke nor sat next to one another.
