Kate the peacemaker: Duchess 'one of the few people' able to heal William and Harry rift
KATE, the Duchess of Cambridge has been hailed as "one of the few" people able to act as peacemaker between Prince Harry and Prince William by royal insider Katie Nicholl.
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Ms Nicholl was invited onto Entertainment Tonight to discuss hopes of a royal reconciliation between the estranged brothers. The Palace insider identified Kate, Duchess of Cambridge as "one of the few people" able to bring Princes Harry and Prince William together. Kate, William, and Prince Harry were snapped walking together during the funeral of Prince Philip before the Duchess stepped back to give the pair some space, seen by royal watchers as a subtle attempt at peacemaking.
Ms Nicholl said: "It has always been my understanding that behind the scenes Kate has tried very hard to arrange a rapprochement and act as a peacemaker between William and Harry.
"You know she loves Harry, he says she is the sister that he never had.
"She has been heartbroken to see them fall out.
"I think she is one of the very few people, one of the few family members, who was actually able to push the brother together.
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"Which she did in a very subtle way but it was very effective."
At the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral last Saturday, Kate is believed to have started the chat with Harry as the mourners left St George's Chapel.
Kate then brought her husband William into the conversation.
Royal expert Angela Levin told talkRADIO that the Duchess of Cambridge did not look resentful as she approached Prince Harry to "break the ice" between the Duke of Sussex and her husband Prince William.
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The royal commentator also praised Kate as "remarkable" for stepping away from the conversation in order to allow the brothers to talk.
Ms Levin said: "Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge directly walked up to Prince Harry and asked him whatever it was.
"She was chatty, she was lively, she did not look resentful.
"My goodness, they have been so rude about her but she rose above it with enormous dignity. Her body language was friendly, natural, relaxed."
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She added: "Then Prince William, her husband, joined them and she quite remarkably stepped down onto the curb leaving the two brothers on the pavement.
"She gradually stepped back and talked to Sophie, Countess of Wessex."
The royal commentator added: "It was very subtle and she kept looking to see if they were ok.
"The hardest thing is to break the ice, this broke the ice and enabled them to talk on a very moving and sunny day."