Prince Harry, 35, has been in touch with Prince William, 37, on the phone amid news the rift between the two royals has begun to heal.
The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle recently moved to LA to start a private life away from royal duties and become financially independent. But royal expert Katie Nicholl has revealed the two brothers are chatting on video calls.
Ms Nicholl told ET: “There have been clearly some quite major rifts in that relationship, but things have got better and I know that William and Harry are in touch on the phone.
“They have done video calls together, they have done a lot of family birthdays and I think with Prince Charles not being well, that really forced the brothers to pick up the phone and get back in touch.”
She added that Harry has been feeling homesick in LA and felt it was the ‘right time’ to reconnect with William.
Tensions between Meghan and Kate have also cooled.
Ms Nicholl contiued: “I think there is a sense of relief on both sides that this high drama is now a thing of the past.
“The Sussexes are free to get on with their new lives and the Cambridges can get back to their old lives without all the upset and drama that was clearly a big deal behind the scenes.
“I think Kate and William miss Harry and Meghan to a degree, but certainly they miss Harry [being] around and part of their lives.
“I am quite sure there would have been communication between the Cambridges and the Prince of Wales and I am told Harry picks up the phone regularly to his grandmother, the Queen.”
Her comments on Harry’s homesickness come just two months after royal photographer Arthur Edwards believes Harry will return to the Royal Family.
Speaking to Dan Wootton on talkRADIO, Mr Edwards said: “You wonder what it is in America that’s drawn her there – whether she’s had an offer of a big film.
“I wouldn’t be surprised because any producer that would put her in a film would sell a lot of tickets because we would all want to go and see it.
“I personally think that he will come back and whether she comes or not, I don’t know.
“He will miss it so much. He’ll miss his own family and he’ll miss this country.”
He went on to suggest Meghan has been “acting” all along as he accused the duchess of “playing a very good part”.
Mr Edwards continued: “She is an actress and for the first year I thought she was wonderful.
“I thought she was a great ambassador for the country. I now realise it was acting.
“She turned Harry intro this dour, awful sad man.”