Williams and Kate ‘did not meet Harry after Philip’s funeral over fears conversations would be leaked’, writer claims

 

Robert Lacey, a historic consultant for Netflix's The Crown, says the Cambridges feared their conversations would be leaked as family anger "ran deep" at some stage in the emotional service at Windsor in April.

Harry and Williams were seen walking and chatting collectively for around 4 minutes as they left their grandfather's moving funeral service earlier this year.

It was stated at the time that the brothers then spoke for two hours afterwards - alongside dad Charles - in attempt to patch matters over in their first meeting since Harry's bombshell Oprah interview.

But Lacey claims the formal conference did not occur - with Charles stated to have gone back to Wales and Kate and William nipping home to put their kids to bed.

Writing in an updated edition of his book Battle of Brothers, serialised in The Times, the writer says: "They informed friends that they could see no point in talking to Harry, since any dialogue of substance would go straight back to Meghan to be leaked out via Oprah [Winfrey] or some other tentacle of the Sussex network."

The Cambridges' alleged fears came after Meghan's friend Gayle King sensationally let slip that Harry had had "unproductive" talks with his brother and dad after his Oprah interview.

She informed CBS news at the time: "Well, I did really call them to see how they are feeling, it is true, Harry has talked to his brother and his father, too.

"The word I was given was, those conversations were not productive. But they are glad they at least started a conversation."

And experts have since stated the royals will be cautious in what they say to Harry.