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<\/p>\nPrince William is finally open to peace talks with his brother Prince Harry following years of estrangement, but one non-negotiable condition must be met.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An insider has told Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack blog this week that the 44-year-old heir to the throne knows his longtime feud with the Duke of Sussex, 42, “cannot continue”.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo grown men avoiding each other is making them both look petty and foolish. Their feud has become a national joke,\u201d the well-placed source told Shuter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It is this realisation that has spurred arrangements to be made for the brothers to connect either via telephone conversation or video call.<\/p>\n
However, it seems the Prince of Wales has not yet forgotten Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s public betrayal, and is refusing to budge on one condition for the talks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam is willing to speak to Harry, but he wants Catherine and his children kept out of Meghan\u2019s mouth,\u201d the insider tells Shuter.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo public comments, no private briefings, no dragging his wife or children into their grievances. They\u2019re off-limits.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared a number of damaging claims about Prince William and his family since walking away from their duties as senior royals in 2020.<\/p>\n
In their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the former Suits actress, 45, claimed that Catherine Middleton, 44, made her cry over bridesmaid dresses in the lead-up to her 2018 wedding.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Harry penned in his 2023 memoir Spare that Meghan made an off-the-cuff remark about the Princess of Wales having “baby brain” during her pregnancy with Prince Louis, a comment that offended Kate, he claimed.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the tome, the Duke of Sussex detailed a physical altercation with his brother in 2019, claiming they were embroiled in a disagreement over Meghan when William pushed him to the ground, breaking a dog bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also claimed that William and Kate encouraged him to wear a Nazi uniform to a 2005 costume party, which he later described as one of the biggest mistakes of his life.<\/p>\n
Despite all that has been said and done, the insider iterates to Shuter that William and Harry can “rebuild their relationship” and work their way to reconciliation.<\/p>\n
However, there is no chance that the Prince of Wales will allow his wife and children to “become collateral damage” again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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