It’s been a while since we’ve seen pictures of both Prince Harry and Prince William out on engagements on the same day in the UK.
Geographically, they were closer than they’ve been in some time, but sadly it seems emotionally still so far apart.
Prince Harry had flown in for what him and his team wanted to be a trip with no negativity. The WellChild awards is always an event where he shines.
The children don’t seem to care who he is or what they ask him. An openness that’s also been clear from Harry’s team, with much less secrecy than previous trips.
The one thing they have been careful to avoid talking about is his relatives, especially as his arrival came on a poignant day for the family.
Gun salutes in London marked three years since Queen Elizabeth II died, as the King spent his accession day privately in Scotland.
Whether his father will travel to London in time to see Harry this week, the palace won’t say.
We were told that Harry did go to Windsor to lay flowers as a tribute to his grandmother, taking him even closer to Prince William, who lives on the Windsor estate.
But there was no suggestion of a meet-up, as around the same time William was about eight miles away in Sunningdale with the Princess of Wales, sharing stories and tea with members of the Women’s Institute who had met his grandmother.
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One thing the two brothers would no doubt be united on, whether they’re talking or not, is their desire that we’d all stop fixating on them and focus on the engagements they were doing instead.
As a crowd gathered outside the Royal Lancaster Hotel to get a glimpse of Harry, it had been a day which felt like a reminder of how families do go through painful times.
With talk of reconciliation and a potential reset, we wait to see if the Windsors are really any closer to moving on.
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