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Prince Harry is back in London this week, returning to the city to host his annual WellChild Awards.
The glitzy ceremony for the charity, of which Prince Harry is a patron, sees trophies given to children and young people who have complex medical needs or have overcome hardship. And as the Duke of Sussex, 40, awarded one gong to a recipient, conversation naturally turned towards family.
Speaking to 17-year-old Declan Bitmead, who won the Inspirational Young Person Award, father-of-two Harry asked if Declan had a family. When the teenager replied he had a brother, Harry asked: “Does he drive you mad?”
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Declan replied that he “got on fine,” which prompted Harry to playfully respond: “You know what—siblings.”
When Declan added that he attended the same school as his brother, Harry continued: “You’re at the same school, that sometimes makes it more challenging.”
The relationship between Prince Harry and Prince William has been fractured over the past few years; Harry described having “a private Olympiad” of a sibling rivalry with his elder brother in his memoir Spare. The unflinchingly frank book also detailed that the pair had a physical fight at Nottingham Cottage—the first house Prince Harry shared with his wife Meghan Markle.
Whilst Harry, who stepped down from senior royal duties in 2020 and moved to California with Meghan, has expressed a desire to reconcile with his family following the split, it would appear William is less keen to bury the hatchet.
As Harry is back on home turf, the Prince of Wales is booked and busy with numerous royal engagements.
In order to honour the three-year anniversary since her death, William paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II by visiting the local branch of the Women’s Institute near their home in Windsor, accompanied by wife Kate.
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He is also planned to spend time at a London youth organization, as well as traveling to Cardiff to commemorate the opening of a new mental health hub.
While it is unlikely the pair will cross paths due to their differing schedules, it has been reported that King Charles is flying back to London from the family’s Scottish residence in Balmoral while Harry is in town.
And while nothing has been confirmed, it has further fueled speculation that the pair may be looking to meet after nearly 19 months apart.
Harry will be returning back to his Californian home of Montecito later this week.
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