Prince Harry and Prince William reunited at Monday's funeral for their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, limiting their interactions with each other as they mourned the late monarch at St.
George's Chapel.Though the brothers are said to be estranged following Harry and Meghan Markle's decision in 2020 to step down as senior members of the royal family, the pair was seen marking a show of unity during key moments at the funeral — from William inviting Harry and Meghan to sit with them at the committal service to the brothers walking alongside each other during the funeral procession.«What I didn't see was them together other than in the procession, and if you looked at the seating plan, it almost seemed like every effort was being made so that there wasn't an awkward moment where they had to sit side by side,» royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in England of William and Harry's interactions. «At one point, Charlotte was put in between them or they were with their royal cousins and it just feels that it's going to be a while, I think, before we're sitting here discussing a real long-term reconciliation.»«The only meeting they had… was when they were driving down the long drive [in] Windsor, crossed paths and reversed so that they could see each other and Harry could see his niece and nephews,» Nicholl noted. «That's the extent of the reunion and that was by chance.
I think that says a lot and I think we'll probably see the Sussexes on their way back to America very soon.»Nicholl added that Harry and Meghan's two young children, 3-year-old Archie and 15-month-old Lilibet, have remained in the U.S.
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