Moving forward, one of the most difficult issues hanging over William’s future as sovereign, and Middleton as his queen, is his ongoing feud with Harry, which began well before the Duke of Sussex and wife Meghan Markle, 43, left the royal family in 2020 to start a new life in California.
They blamed attacks by the U.K. press, the couple have claimed, were sanctioned and fueled by palace courtiers with the tacit support of Harry’s own family.
“Kate is deeply troubled by William’s ongoing rift with his brother,” claimed the source.
As RadarOnline.com and other outlets have previously reported, William has privately threatened to strip them – and likely their children, Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4 – of their Royal Highness titles once he’s king.
Middleton’s hardly happy the Sussexes have criticized her and William by detailing private conversations and arguments in interviews, a 2022 Netflix series, and Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
But, like Harry, who in May said in an interview, “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Middleton, too, thinks peace is best for The Firm.
“Persuading William to let go of grudges has been daunting,” said the source, “but she’s aware she’s the only one in the royal family who can possibly do it.”
