Even when Harry and his older brother, Prince William, were at odds, Kate frequently acted as a peacemaker between the brothers, as seen at Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, not long after Harry and Meghan Markle’s shocking interview with Oprah Winfrey.
According to The Daily Express, Kate is eager to relinquish the role of peacemaker because she no longer “feels the need” to speak with her brother-in-law.
“After Harry said so much about Kate in Spare, and about Camilla, the extended family—his stepmother, his sister-in-law—none of them really feel the need to follow up with a conversation,” said True Royalty founder Nick Bullen.
Nor does Kate feel a need to make amends with Meghan Markle, who Bullen told US Weekly she was never particularly close to: “Kate and Meghan, there was never really any relationship beforehand,” he said. “You’d struggle to find pictures of just them together. There was that moment at Wimbledon, and that’s about it. They have no need to speak to each other.”
Kate and Meghan were never particularly close, but Kate and Harry were. Harry even referred to Kate as the “sister he never had.” Because of their close relationship, Kate was especially “hurt” when Harry expressed his frustrations in public, specifically in his memoir.
“Kate feels hurt and betrayed that Harry would do this to her, too, especially as the pair used to be so close,” a source speaking to Us Weekly said.
An insider told OK that “Kate doesn’t even recognize this person Harry’s become,” and another source added “The lines of communication are totally over now. Harry has said he doesn’t foresee him and Meghan ever returning to live full-time in the U.K.—and he shouldn’t expect a welcome mat from Kate and William if that ever changes.”