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Prince William’s response to Harry ‘engineered by the palace’ and not a ‘warm’ exchange

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'have been in contact with Prince William' amid Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis, but the exchange hasn't been 'warm or informal', an expert claims

Prince William “has responded” to Prince Harry’s text but not in the “warm, informal” way you’d expect, it has been claimed.

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, revealed earlier this year that she was being treated for cancer following abdominal surgery she underwent earlier this year at The London Clinic. After the announcement made headlines around the world, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a statement, with it soon alleged that they had also “reached out privately” to the Waleses.

Royal expert and author Tom Quinn has now exclusively revealed to The Mirror: “Harry and Meghan have been in contact with William, but their private message was simply one of sympathy and didn’t include any suggestion the brothers should make up and let bygones be bygones or that Harry should fly back to the UK soon.”

He added: “There is just too much ill-feeling for that. William, who is still hurt by everything Harry has said in the past, has responded, but the response is very much engineered by the palace and it’s hardly the kind of warm, informal response you would expect from one brother to another. It’s more like the sort of communication you would get between two slightly wary diplomats.”

Following the Princess’ announcement, the Sussexes released a statement which read: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.” It was then revealed, by ITV royal editor Chris Ship, that Prince Harry “reached out to his brother” after learning of Kate’s cancer. Mr Ship also added: “Harry and Meghan have both been in touch with their brother/sister-in-law but did so privately. It not clear if that was a phone/video call or some messages of support.”

Around the same time as the above, reports swirled that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were allegedly “not told” about Kate’s health before the announcement was broadcast. “They had no idea, and only learned of the news around the same time the rest of the world found out,” an insider told the New York Post at the time.

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