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Russell Myers

Prince William and Harry in 'disastrous row' as Kate Middleton desperately tries to mend rift

Who hasn't had a row with their siblings at some stage?

Many of us will remember childhood arguments and perhaps even adult rows with our nearest and dearest, and it seems royalty are not immune.

Prince William and Prince Harry are said to have had a “disastrous row that could not be defused” over the different paths in life they are now on, a royal insider has claimed.

The Mirror reports the pair are said to be barely speaking to each other, as Prince Harry awaits the arrival of his first child.

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This has led to the Duchess of Cambridge playing peacemaker in an effort to mend the "hurtful" growing rift.

While William is being prepared to become King one day, Harry is forging his own path which “before meeting his wife Meghan had been severely lacking”, a Palace source has said.

Royal watchers noticed the brothers appeared to avoid each other at the Easter Sunday service, and stood either side of Zara and Mike Tindall before greeting the Queen at St George’s Chapel.

The “hurtful rift” which both parties have “refused to put to bed”, has led William’s wife Kate to try to repair “a complete and utter breakdown of communication” between the brothers.

Her advice led to Harry and Meghan inviting them to their new home at Windsor after they all attended church on Easter Sunday.

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A palace source said: “The Duchess and Harry have developed a very close bond over the years.

“Kate is acutely aware of the importance of William and Harry getting along, not just because of perception but their collective responsibility to the monarchy as a whole.

“Harry has acted as counsel to his brother throughout William and Kate’s more turbulent years, and the three of them had gone on to form the most tremendous partnership.”

They had tea and chatted for around 30 minutes at Frogmore Cottage.

Kate forged a “very strong friendship” with Harry after she and Wills worked closely with him to launch the Royal Foundation and the mental health charity Heads Together.

They were neighbours at Kensington Palace before Harry married Meghan, with William once joking that he would often come over to raid food from the fridge.

In contrast, at the Anzac Day commemorations at Westminster Abbey yesterday, Harry and Kate chatted and smiled, looking completely comfortable together.

A body language expert says the way the pair acted at the Abbey made it clear that if anyone has fallen out - it's not Prince Harry and Kate Middleton.

Judi James noted the way the pair matched the pace of their walk, and shared genuine toothy smiles and laughter as they were pictured during yesterday's ceremony.

"The eyes really do reveal our innermost thoughts so when someone is pretending to get on well with someone they have a problem with or dislike the eye contact is usually darting and sporadic," she  wrote for the Mirror yesterday.

"Harry and Kate used sustained eye contact here though, even when they were walking and they appear to use it to spark off one another in terms of their laughter.

She noted that there was no sign of Harry trying to grin and chat to his brother at Easter last week.

However he did lean across to chat to Kate.

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