
Princess Diana would be outraged that Harry left William to carry on her legacy alone, an expert claims.
Princess Diana would be angry with Harry for leaving Prince William to carry on her legacy alone, a royal expert claims.
Phil Dampier also believes the two warring brothers will never reconcile – despite William mentioning Harry by name for the first time in six years in a new documentary set to air tonight.
The Prince of Wales, 42, features in the ITV programme, called Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, which concludes on Thursday. In it, he hears stories from those in need as he tackles homelessness, something about which Diana was also passionate.
But Mr Dampier believes Diana would be furious Prince Harry has not followed the legacy with his brother. The journalist and author said: “She was determined to show them that not everybody lived in palaces, and not everybody was born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Diana let them sleep rough overnight when they were younger, to show them what it was actually like.
“It’s been seen by some as an olive branch to Harry because he’s mentioned him for the first time in six years in this documentary. I don’t see it that myself. I think the rift between them is still as wide as ever, unfortunately.
“They both could have done so much good for something which she was very anxious for them to to do and so I’m sure she’d be absolutely devastated.”