The rift between brothers Prince William and Harry has entered a "rotten new phase," a royal expert has claimed.
William and Harry, once so close, were not pictured together during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations - and royal experts believe the brothers' feud is still ongoing.
They were both at Trooping the Colour although William and wife Kate were not spotted with Harry and Meghan.
Daniela Elser, an Australian expert on the Windors, said: "It’s nearly a year since we last saw William and Harry together, and in that time the situation seems to have only deteriorated further.
"Five metres. By my best estimate the closest that Prince William and Prince Harry came to one another throughout the entirety of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last week was around about five metres.
"With their expressions entirely neutral, the Royal party passed the second row, completely ignoring Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who returned the frosty favour.
"There was not a nod or a discreet tilt of the head or any single discernible gesture of acknowledgment from either side. Now one thing has become clear – the rift between the brothers has entered a rotten new phase.
"What has come into clear focus is that this is not temporary iciness that a few conciliatory words and a brusque hug might fix. It is a state of deep permafrost with no end in sight."
Daniela, speaking to the Daily Star, added: "A further indication of just how bad things now are was that their children did not even get to play together during the Sussexes’ four-day return to the UK."
Since leaving the UK in early 2020 and before last weekend, it is believed Harry had only seen his brother twice - at the funeral of Prince Philip and at an unveiling of a statue of their late mother Princess Diana.
