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Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Prince Harry and William's former press secretary says brothers have a 'deep rift' on GMB before sharing Queen's TV habits

The former press secretary for both Prince William and Prince Harry has spoken of the 'deep rift' between the pair. Ed Perkins appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside Ed Balls to chat to Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard ahead of the Queen's state funeral later this morning.

Ed was the assistant editor of the ITN Evening News and had worked as news producer for the BBC and a business and economics producer for ITV before being appointed assistant press secretary to the late Queen in 2007, a role he held for five years. He then became communications secretary to the now Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Sussex.

Ben asked Mr Perkins about the brothers, commenting: "It has been really heartening for us to seem them walking together, seeing them in Windsor looking at flowers and meeting some members of the public with their wives.

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