Prince William is reportedly “absolutely apoplectic” about his brother Prince Harry’s Netflix documentary series.
This week, the second part of the Sussexes' Netflix series came out, which saw Harry make bombshell claims against his father and brother William.
Harry claimed at a family gathering to decide Harry and Meghan's future in the institution, William shouted and screamed at him while King Charles told lies as the late Queen sat there and listened as the family discussed his and Meghan’s desire to step back from their royal roles.
Revealing details about the Sandringham summit, Harry said: "It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren't true, and my grandmother, you know, quietly sit there, and sort of take it all in.”
And now a royal expert has claimed that the Prince of Wales is “very hurt and very angry” by the claims made in the series.
Katie Nicholl told OK! Magazine that Prince Harry had “essentially” called his brother a “bully”.
She told the publication: “I think it was pretty shocking to see Harry attack his brother in such a public way. I think the one of the most damaging claims in all this is William’s outburst and how Harry was allegedly terrorised by William shouting.
“I know from sources close to the Prince of Wales that he is absolutely apoplectic about what Harry has done and feels deeply betrayed, very hurt and very angry.”
She went on: “The greatest irony in all this is Harry is attacking the media and yet he is using the media to attack his brother specifically and his family.
“He’s called his brother a bully essentially, called his father a liar, and yet doesn’t seem to realise either the irony or the hypocrisy in all this.”
She explained that the palace will likely continue in their “never complain, never explain” stance following the claims, and that Prince William will not “retaliate” and will maintain a “dignified silence”.
The future king, who attended a Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey last night, is not likely to respond to the bombshells, according to the expert, in order to not “fuel the narrative”.
In the series, Harry said his relationship with his family during his final engagement as a working royal "felt cold".
In the fifth episode, Meghan said that the first time they saw the rest of the royal family during their farewell tour was at their final engagement – a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London.
“The first time that we saw the other members of the family was in public at Westminster Abbey," she explains.
Harry says they were nervous, adding: "We were nervous about seeing the family because of all the TV cameras, and everybody watching at home, and everybody watching in the audience… And it’s like living through a soap opera, where everybody else uses you as entertainment."
He admits he felt distant from the rest of his family during the event, adding: "I felt very distant from the rest of my family, which was interesting, because so much of how they operate is about what it looks like rather than what it feels like. And it looked cold, but it also felt cold."
