Prince William is expected to spend his 44th birthday in the UK this week without his brother, Prince Harry, by his side, as reports suggest the future king has no plans to see him during Harry's July visit to Britain. The strained relationship between Prince William and Harry remains unresolved, despite claims that Kate Middleton has quietly hoped to engineer some kind of peace.
The latest reports land after several bruising years for the brothers. Harry, now 41, and Meghan Markle stepped back from royal life and moved to the United States in 2021, then detonated what was left of family trust with the publication of Harry's memoir Spare in 2023. The book laid out private rows, long-running resentments and behind-the-scenes details that reportedly cut particularly deep for William.
