EXCLUSIVE: Prince William and Kate ‘nervous’ for Harry visit and ‘planning to reduce awkwardness’
The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, are said to feel “nervous” about Prince Harry’s possible visit to the UK.
Prince William and Princess Catherine are even said to be “planning” to reduce any “awkwardness”, according to an expert who has weighed in on the current and ongoing rift between the Waleses and Sussexes.
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, is due to be making a return to his home country of the United Kingdom in May. The father of two, who resides in California with his young family, is set to speak at the Invictus Games’ 10th Anniversary Service, which will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.
There is a long-standing alleged rift between the Sussexes and the Waleses (
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Following Princess Kate announcing her cancer diagnosis earlier this month, rumours circulated that the Duke of Sussex may want to pay his brother and sister-in-law a visit upon his return to England. Speculation began after it was revealed that the Sussexes “reached out privately” to the Waleses following Princess Kate’s televised announcement.
And now royal expert and author Tom Quinn has revealed that the Waleses “are really nervous” about Harry’s trip in May, with them said to be anxious about whether or not Meghan Markle will accompany him. Mr Quinn also touched on the “inevitable awkwardness” and how there will be “planning” to avoid this.
Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Mr Quinn revealed: “William and Kate are really nervous that whether Harry comes alone or with Meghan there are going to be difficulties and a great deal of planning is going on to try to reduce all the inevitable awkwardness and embarrassment – one plan being looked is to let the brothers appear in public for a short period to try to show they can at least be civil to each other.”
He went on: “It’s a question of the lesser of two evils. If Harry comes to the UK in May and avoids his brother and Kate, there will be more damaging speculation than if they try to patch things up just enough to cope with a short meeting.”
