Princess Diana «would be saddened» by the rift between Prince William and Prince Harry, biographer James Patterson believes. ET spoke with the prolific author ahead of the release of his latest work, , and he weighed in on how the late royal would feel about the current state of her sons' relationship. William and Harry's relationship took a turn for the worse in 2020, when the younger brother and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as senior royals and relocated to California.«I think she would be saddened by the break with the two boys,» Patterson tells ET. «I think that would really make her sad, because they had been so very close as kids, and then… Will obviously deciding [that he] must stay with tradition, and the crown, and the royals, and then Harry making the break.»Even with the brothers' opposing views, Patterson guesses that Diana, who got divorced from Prince Charles in 1996, «would've respected both sides.»«I don't think she looked at the tradition of the royal family and said it's a bad thing.
