If further evidence were needed of just how far the family bond has disintegrated, then look no further than this latest royal saga.
On what would normally be an occasion to celebrate new beginnings with the christening of a child, the reality couldn’t be more different.
Prince Harry and Meghan are understood to have invited the King, the Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales, to their daughter Lilibet’s intimate christening, but sources have suggested the royals were not given sufficient time to change their diaries, which are often planned months in advance.