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Harry’s behaviour over recent years has been appalling, writes RICHARD EDEN. Why on earth should Prince William welcome him back to the royal fold?

The mounting pressure on Prince William to hold out an olive branch to Harry is ‘grossly unfair’, according to The Daily Mail’s Diary Editor, Richard Eden.

The news of the King’s recent diagnosis with an unspecified form of cancer has led to calls from some commentators for William to make the first move towards a  reconciliation – despite the criticisms of the Royal Family made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.


Prince Harry has behaved so badly, it is unfair to expect older brother William to welcome him back with open arms, says Richard Eden

Prince Harry has behaved so badly, it is unfair to expect older brother William to welcome him back with open arms, says Richard Eden

Prince of Wales delivers a speech during the London's Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner in central London this week. He did not see younger brother Prince Harry, who paid a flying visit to London

Prince of Wales delivers a speech during the London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner in central London this week. He did not see younger brother Prince Harry, who paid a flying visit to London

Writing in the latest edition of his Palace Confidential newsletter, Eden says such expectations are both unrealistic and wrong-headed. 

‘Harry and Meghan’s behaviour over recent years has been appalling and will have scarcely helped the mental health of the Royal Family members they have betrayed and traduced,’ he says.


‘From what friends of William and Catherine tell me, Harry would need to make a heartfelt apology to them before they could even start the process of rebuilding relations.’

On hearing the news that his father was unwell, Prince Harry issued a statement on Monday that he would be flying to see him. This, says Eden, was done  ‘with almost indecent haste.’

He continues: ‘the bulletin came scarcely half an hour after Buckingham Palace had announced that King Charles was suffering from cancer and had begun treatment.

‘Prince Harry’s statement provoked countless articles this week urging the Prince of Wales to use the opportunity of his brother’s visit to mend fences, for the sake of their father. 


‘William does need his brother right now,’ claimed the BBC’s former royal correspondent Jennie Bond, for example.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend Sunday service at  Sandringham. The King was discharged from hospital last Monday after spending three nights in The London Clinic following a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. However, it has been established that he also has a form of cancer, as yet unspecified

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend Sunday service at  Sandringham. The King was discharged from hospital last Monday after spending three nights in The London Clinic following a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. However, it has been established that he also has a form of cancer, as yet unspecified

The Prince and Princess of Wales attend ceremonial welcome for the President and the First Lady of South Korea. The princess is recuperating from abdominal surgery

The Prince and Princess of Wales attend ceremonial welcome for the President and the First Lady of South Korea. The princess is recuperating from abdominal surgery

Richard Eden believes there is little chance of a reconciliation without a heartfelt apology from Harry

Richard Eden believes there is little chance of a reconciliation without a heartfelt apology from Harry



Harry's ghost-written memoir, Spare, criticised other members of the Royal Family

Harry’s ghost-written memoir, Spare, criticised other members of the Royal Family

 ‘It soon became clear, however, that Prince William had “no plans” to see Harry, who left Britain after just 24 hours, having paid to stay in a hotel rather than sleep in one of the many royal residences in London.

‘The King met Harry at Clarence House for little more than half an hour. This was, I can reveal, less time than His Majesty spent with Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the previous day.

‘To me, the pressure on William to welcome his brother back into the fold seems grossly unfair.’


To read more of Richard’s expert Royal commentary, click here 

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