Princess Catherine seems to be DONE with her brother-in-law Prince Harry!
Despite the pair once having a very close bond, royal expert Christopher Anderson feels there is no hope when it comes to Harry and Catherine repairing their relationship. He told Us Weekly on Wednesday:
“I think there was once a relationship, a friendship, a very close one between Harry and Kate. I’m sure he’s concerned about her as well, but I know that she wants to have nothing to do with them.”
And she is too busy to even worry about mending the fences with the Duke of Sussex anyway! As Anderson pointed out, she has “her own problems now.” We all know Catherine has been recovering since January after she underwent a “planned” abdominal surgery. In light of her health issue, Buckingham Palace told the public she would be “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.” There notably has been no medical explanation about why Catherine needed surgery, leaving room for some wild theories to spread online! We’re talking about everything from plastic surgery speculation to rumors of a secret divorce and even coma talk! Yeesh!
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However, her rep later shut down the speculation, insisting she is “doing well.” They also made it clear there would be no more updates on her condition — unless a “significant” one needed to go out to the public. That’s not stopping the rumors, though! Even when Catherine was spotted out for the first time earlier this week, people theorized it was a lookalike in the car with her mom Carole Middleton! Oof.
It clearly has not been an easy few weeks for Kate. And as she goes through her recovery (and intense public speculation), the one person who hasn’t attempted to check up on her? Harry. Anderson told Us that he doesn’t believe the 38-year-old prince extended an olive branch to Catherine during this difficult time:
“My understanding is he hasn’t, and it is a stalemate. They’re both on opposite sides of this wall and nobody has the courage to leap over it and really make an honest attempt.”
Big yikes…
You would think, no matter what beef they may have, Harry would have reached out to Catherine to see how she’s doing! They are still family at the end of the day, whether either of them like it or not! But a big reason Harry hasn’t made the effort? It stems from the fact that he has been given the “cold shoulder” every time he’s traveled to the UK! Anderson explained:
“Every time he’s gone there, he’s been given the cold shoulder and he’s aware of that. I think he fears it’ll just be the same situation all over.”
Could reaching out to Catherine amid her health issues help now? It doesn’t sound like it. But extending some well-wishes would, at least, if anything, show that he cares about what’s happening to her right now. Granted, any form of contact from Harry may just be ignored by Catherine. Anderson pointed out that she still “feels betrayed — just like Prince William and King Charles do — by Harry and Meghan Markle:
“That hasn’t changed.”
Welp, we can’t say we’re surprised! At this point, it’s gonna take a miracle for anyone in the royal family to be on good terms with the Sussexes again. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Drop them in the comments below!
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