Prince Harry and brother William 'never the friends we were led to believe'

Prince Harry and were never as close as the public once believed, according to an expert.

In a bombshell interview, the spoke about including indirectly referencing his brother .

The Duke explained: "Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things. But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. I’ve always, there’s

“And I said, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile."

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Speaking to SkyNews on Saturday, royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop said: "Harry was aware of what he was doing. There's a great sadness there. But I almost wonder if we don't feel that sadness more because of this confection of a united family that we've been sold from the time of Elizabeth and Phillip's marriage, right onwards."

She continued: "William and Harry, shoulder to shoulder, brothers together, brothers in the face of their mother's death, brother's in the face of their parents' imploding marriage, brothers at all these remembrance ceremonies, these big British events, when actually the reality was never what we were sold.

"And what Harry's done here is he's laid it bare. So I wonder if that feels as dire for them on a personal level because what Harry is saying is they were never actually the buddies that we were led to believe they were."

The author also highlighted that Harry's actions contradict his claims he wants to reconcile with his family.

She said: "On the one hand he says he wants reconciliation and he doesn't know how long his father's got to live... but nonetheless pressing on painful buttons and deeply personal ones at the same time as really detonating yet another bomb, basically placing at the feet of his father the blame for him not getting the level of security protection he desires.

"He's inferring really that the King is playing this unconstitutional role of meddling... They are His Majesty's courts but saying stuff like that... Harry knows that isn't going to win him friends within the palace and it's not going to bring his father any nearer to him, so there's a curious contradiction there."

Ever since the Sussexes quit royal life, they have publicly criticised The Firm on a number of occasions, sharing private moments with Harry's family for the to see. have seen them all but estranged from the royals - with Prince William said to be .

The gulf between the brothers has continued to grow in recent years with Harry's tell-all book believed to have been the last straw for William. Alleged friends of the Prince and previously told : "Both sides understand each other's position clearly now. William and Catherine felt completely betrayed by . They don't speak to Harry and Meghan."