After Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle split from the royal family and moved to the United States, they had little to no interaction with Prince William and Princess Kate.
On September 10, 2022, the four reunited in the wake of the late Queen’s passing, and body language experts have something to say about the reunion.
January 2020 And The Royal Exit
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On January 8, 2020, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced they were going to step back from their duties as senior members of the royal household.
They left Britain and made a new life in the United States.
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“Megxit”
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According to sources, “Megxit” occurred due to the royal family not giving Harry or Meghan the support and help they required to ward off rumors circulating in the tabloids.
As a result, the two left.
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A Wedge
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As many would expect, Harry leaving the royal household put a wedge between him and his brother, Prince William, and his sister-in-law, Princess Kate.
Sadly, the distance was already growing even before Harry and Meghan left for The States.
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Rumors Were Corrected
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While rumors circulated that it was Kate and Meghan who had issues with one another, royal reporter Katie Nicholl interviewed with The Cut, explaining that it was actually the brothers who were feuding.
Starting as far back as 2018, Nicholl said that Prince Harry was upset with Prince William because the older brother wasn’t making an effort to include Meghan in the royal family.
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A Greater Distance
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It was the beginning of the royal drama between the two families, as William and Harry began to keep their distance and not speaking to one another.
Although, they had to keep up appearances.
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The Tell-All Interview
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March 2021 came, and with it, a tell-all interview between Prince Harry, Meghan, and Oprah Winfrey. In it, Harry discusses how he and his brother were taking time apart and that he needed space.
Needless to say, William wasn’t overly pleased that he was discussing family issues with a talk show host.
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Prince Harry Goes Back To Britain
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It wasn’t until the passing of Prince Philip that Harry flew back home to Britain. Even though it was a sad occasion, sources say the brothers found no comfort in one another.
They were hardly speaking.
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Princess Diana Statue Unveiling
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While the two brothers were cordial during the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, sources said William still harbored ill feelings towards Harry and Meghan.
Royal author and expert Omid Scobie said, “The relationship between Harry and William is still very much one of distance.”
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Their Relationship Was Not Mending
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The royal expert continued, “I don’t just mean physical [distance], across the Atlantic, but they are not talking that much, and that is exactly how sources close to William have put it.”
Fast forward to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in May of 2022, and nothing seemed to be getting better.