Prince Harry and William would not be at war if Princess Diana was alive, says expert
A commentator says that if Princess Diana was still alive, the 'tussle' between her two sons would not exist.
Royal expert Richard Kay says the late Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' about Prince William and Prince Harry's feud.
Mr Kay, who is editor-at-large for the Daily Mail newspaper, told the Mail+'s weekly talk show Palace Confidential that if Princess Diana was still alive, the 'tussle' between her two sons would not exist.
Tensions between the Princes have deteriorated since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit their roles as senior working royals in 2020.
Mr Kay, who was a close friend of Princess Diana and would speak with her up to six times a day, said Princes Harry and William have been fighting over her 'legacy'.
He told Palace Confidential: "[They've] been tussling over Diana's legacy, they've been pulling apart Diana's legacy, [and picking] which part suits them best. I think it's a great tragedy.
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"What I knew about Diana was, first and above all, her love for her sons, that was clear to the whole world, she loved those boys. I think she would've been broken-hearted.
"The big question is, would it have still happened had Diana still been with us? My own view is that it probably wouldn't have because she would've remained the pivotal figure in both their lives and prevented the fallout from happening."
Princes Harry and William have had a rather frosty relationship in recent years - with the Prince of Wales not seeing his younger brother during his whirlwind trip to the UK in May.
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In his memoir, Spare, Harry called William his 'archnemesis' and said the duo have always 'competed' and detailed alleged physical altercations between them.
It is believed the trigger that caused the rift to first develop was when William told his younger sibling to 'take things slow' when he first began dating Meghan Markle in 2017.
Mr Kay said he believed Princess Diana would have been 'proud' of William and Kate for stepping into their places as Prince and Princess of Wales.
"I think she would've been proud of William and Catherine and what a stylish edition they've made and how they've seamlessly stepped into hers and Charles's shoes with a young family," he added.
The royal expert also said that the late Diana - who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 - would have been 'hugely jealous' of the fact that Prince Harry was able to 'break away' from The Firm.
"You've got to remember, Diana was a radical, she was very unhappy, she was trapped within the royal system, she did try and break away, she couldn't quite before her death," Kay said.
"I think she would've been fiercely proud of the fact that Harry has chosen a life outside of the royal circle."
