{"id":587711,"date":"2026-09-02T07:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/587711\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:32:07","slug":"prince-william-and-kates-real-reason-for-silence-after-harry-and-meghan-betrayal-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/587711\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate&#8217;s &#8216;real reason&#8217; for silence after Harry and Meghan &#8216;betrayal&#8217; | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fab Four&#8217;s relationship has been strained for years, with William and Harry reportedly not even on speaking terms.<\/p>\n<p>And a source told <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-prince-william-are-resisting-knee-jerk-reaction-prince-harry-meghan-markle-uk-return-exclusive-12075752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a> the Prince and Princess of Wales are yet to comment in order to avoid any \u201cknee-jerk reaction&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of comment from the pair is due to it being a private matter, the source continued.<\/p>\n<p>They said: \u201cThey are watching this space. It\u2019s private &#8211; they don\u2019t feel the need to say anything or demonstrate anything outwardly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source continued that if a reconciliation is on the cards, it \u201cwill be a slow build\u201d as \u201cthere is a deep sense of betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes after several sources told People last week that William will remain in &#8220;no contact&#8221; with Harry despite his move back to the UK after six years.<\/p>\n<p>Over recent years, the tensions between Harry and William have grown with the release of his memoir Spare and broadcast of Harry and Meghan&#8217;s tell-all interview with Oprah.<\/p>\n<p>A palace insider noted that the couple has remained very private in recent years, and therefore it is not surprising they have yet to speak on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales underwent cancer treatment in 2024, with her announcing her battle and that she was in remission in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The source said: \u201cThey have suffered a lot. They have been dutiful, doing what they do well and keeping the family together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything else, from their point of view, isn\u2019t critical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another source added that Meghan and Kate, alongside the brothers, will inevitably cross paths at some point, especially as the King has made his stance on William and Harry&#8217;s reunion clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are bound to be moments where their worlds overlap,\u201d the insider said, \u201cand everyone will be watching how those encounters unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Express has contacted the Palace, as well as representatives for William and Kate, for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fab Four&#8217;s relationship has been strained for years, with William and Harry reportedly not even on speaking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[156,4866,111,139,69,3578,4289,4290,17823,3164],"class_list":["post-587711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-william","tag-princess-catherine","tag-princess-of-wales","tag-royal-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}