A shared grief as they saw the grandfather they adored laid to rest saw Princes William and Harry take the first steps towards reconciliation.
TV cameras captured the moment the brothers edged physically – and seemingly emotionally – closer after years of growing tension.
And it was the Duchess of Cambridge, billed as a potential peacemaker, who appeared quite literally to have given them the space to reconnect once more.
After the moving service for Prince Philip, 30 mourners gathered at the side gate to bid farewell to the Queen as she made an emotional exit from St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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