The relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry has become so bad that the brothers have not spoken to each other since the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth almost two years ago. William and Kate did not even respond to Harry and Meghan when they sent Kate condolences and well wishes following her cancer diagnosis.

The timing of the revelations is likely to be particularly unfortunate for Harry and Meghan, as they are currently on a trip to Colombia and would rather focus on their humanitarian efforts there than on the family feud that they have made so public.

According to a far-reaching, sensational report in the British newspaper The Sunday Times According to royal correspondent Roya Nikkhah, William did not share Kate’s cancer diagnosis ahead of her global video address to his brother.

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Harry and Meghan’s office issued a public statement after Kate announced her diagnosis, and their camp let it be known that they had been in touch with William and Kate privately. Shockingly, says Nikkhah, “that contact was not reciprocated.”

It is a devastating verdict on the catastrophic breakdown of the relationship between the brothers.

The new detail of the ignored get-well message, if understood as coming from Harry’s camp and as an attempt to portray his brother as cruel, has the potential to backfire and rekindle the irritation that arose when Harry was perceived in some circles as someone who was exploiting his father’s health crisis for his own ends when he appeared in a GMA television interview that his father’s cancer could help restore broken family ties.

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At the time, a friend of Charles and Queen Camilla told the Daily Beast in response to Harry’s comments to Will Reeve: “It seems like Harry has taken it upon himself to use the diagnosis to publicize his own agenda. If it wasn’t so disgusting, it would be funny. What would have really helped the family come together is if Harry had said he wouldn’t answer any questions about his father.”

Nikkhah says the two brothers have not spoken since the late queen’s funeral. As Harry himself admitted in his memoirs, they exchanged very few words at the time. The brothers appeared together with their wives to greet the mourners at Windsor Castle on September 10. Kate reportedly later told friends that it was one of the “hardest things” she had ever done.

The article paints a picture of Harry as an isolated man in a “gilded exile” who is obsessed with past injustices.

A source described as one of Harry’s “oldest friends” who says they still get “the odd WhatsApp from him” is quoted as saying: “He’s an angry boy. Things haven’t gone the way he wanted. I think he misses being here (in the UK) terribly and wants to be admired more. Everyone who knows him feels he would rather be top of the pops’ list here and loved by everyone, like William and Kate are.”

Another source says Harry began to drift away from his circle of friends after living with Meghan. She says: “It was sad to see. Lots of friends used to come to visit, army buddies, polo buddies, but then they just faded away. Then there was the yoga guru, the health guru, everyone was saying we need to eat less meat and fly less. We were all scratching our heads when they took private jets.”

On the positive side, according to friends and sources, Harry loves being a father and wants to focus on his humanitarian work.

A friend says: “He sees he has more time to create value. He wants to be a humanitarian and he should, because he’s good at it. He’s giving himself more time to see what the life he’s built and the next ten years and more look like. Harry and Meghan should perhaps put their heads down after a very turbulent time and make proper plans for the future. There has to be some substance there.”