Once the Peacemaker Between Prince William and Prince Harry, Princess Kate Now Considers Her Relationship With Harry Over

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published 28 November 2023

Even though we assumed this to be true because of her husband Prince William’s contentious relationship with Prince Harry, it still is hard to hear: in his explosive new book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival, which was released today, Omid Scobie writes that Princess Kate will never trust Harry again, and that there is no going back for her.

Remember, if you will, that Harry and Kate were once famously close, considering one another siblings rather than brother- and sister-in-law. Even after tensions mounted between the brothers, Kate remained somewhat of a peacekeeper between them.

“She was close to Harry, and she will always look back fondly on those moments…and the relationship he had with their children…but to her, there is no way she could ever trust them after all their interviews,” the book reads, per The Mirror.

Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, Prince Harry

In addition to not being able to trust Harry anymore, the Sussexes’ departure as working members of the royal family in January 2020 “put more pressure” on William and Kate to “fill the working void left behind,” Scobie writes—only further exacerbating tension between the two couples.

"Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival" by Omid Scobie

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Rachel Burchfield is a writer, editor, and podcaster whose primary interests are fashion and beauty, society and culture, and, most especially, the British Royal Family and other royal families around the world. She serves as Marie Claire’s Senior Celebrity and Royals Editor and has also contributed to publications like Allure, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, People, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and W, among others. Before taking on her current role with Marie Claire, Rachel served as its Weekend Editor and later Royals Editor. She is the cohost of Podcast Royal, a show that was named a top five royal podcast by The New York Times. A voracious reader and lover of books, Rachel also hosts I’d Rather Be Reading, which spotlights the best current nonfiction books hitting the market and interviews the authors of them. Rachel frequently appears as a media commentator, and she or her work has appeared on outlets like NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, and more.

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