PRINCE William is keeping Princess Kate and his family “well away from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry”, according to former royal butler Paul Burrell.
Paul, who worked for the Royal Family for 21 years, claimed that there currently is “no way in” for the Sussexes to make peace with the Wales family.
Speaking to Closer, Paul claimed: “The door of Adelaide Cottage is shut – and there is no way in for Meghan and Harry.
“William knows that Harry can’t be trusted and he doesn’t want any more upset in his family.”
The relationship between the two couples has been strained in recent years, following Meghan and Harry making a string of bombshell claims about the royal family.
The Duke of Sussex visited the UK in May for a three-day trip but declined to meet up with either King Charles or his older brother.
A spokesperson for Prince Harry stated he had wanted to see King Charles but wasn’t able to due to the monarch’s “full programme” – but made no mention of seeing his brother.
This follows Harry slamming the royal family in his bombshell Spare memoir where he claimed William ‘attacked’ him in a row over Meghan.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also spilled details about the royal family in their Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary.
In the Netflix series, Harry said: “I think for so many people in the family, especially the men, there could be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mould as opposed to someone you are destined to be with.
“The difference between making a decision with your head or your heart.”
Viewers said his comments could have been perceived as a jibe at his brother’s wife Princess Kate – and reportedly left Wills fuming.
To the shock of many it also told stories of Meghan’s “jarring” first meeting with Princess Kate and Harry making digs at his father.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex now live in California with Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, after stepping down as senior working royals in 2020.
Prince William is said to be “fiercely protective” over Princess Kate, who is currently undergoing preventative cancer treatment.
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond revealed that the Prince of Wales is “stubborn” when it comes to his family and caring for his wife.
Jennie told Fabulous that they remain a “strong couple”, and William is devoted to “best friend” Kate and her health, following her shock cancer diagnosis.
She said: “William has never been more protective of his wife and children as now.
“He is taking special care to prioritise her health and the welfare of his young family, even in the face of some people saying he should be taking on more public engagements.
“William can be stubborn, and perhaps never more so than when it comes to his family and their privacy.
The first hints of friction reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she’d returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a brother-to-brother chat.
He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for her but it has been claimed he advised him to take it slowly.
The younger prince reportedly didn’t take too kindly to the advice, with one royal source saying he “went mental”.
Then in June 2019 Harry and Meghan officially split off from the charity they shared with William and Kate.
The Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.
Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced.
The trio would often appear together at events and the Foundation had huge successes with projects like the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the mental health Heads Together campaign.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure – but added both couples will continue to work together in the future.
Harry and Meg were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills within the Kensington Palace estate, but they switched to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.
The move further increased rumours of a fallout.
Harry also hinted in his ITV documentary “Harry and Meghan, An African Journey” that he and his brother had grown apart.
In 2021, Harry and Meghan give their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Harry accused his dad of cutting him off financially.
Harry then jetted back to UK to join William in unveiling a statue to their mother Princess Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources claimed William didn’t want to attend the memorial amid their ongoing rift.
In 2022, just before their grandmother the Queen died, sources claimed Kate acts as a “peacemaker” between the brothers.
Harry claimed his brother “knocked him to the floor” during an argument about Meghan, in his memoir.
In Spare, Harry said William branded Meghan “rude” and “difficult” during a row.
Harry alleged William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”.
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.
In January this year, Harry flew in to be with Charles after the monarch’s shock cancer diagnosis.
Harry flew back to the US the following day – without seeing Wills.
In May he visited the UK for a three-day visit without seeing King Charles or Prince William.
“I think it’s a great tribute to Catherine, and their love, that he is utterly focused on her welfare.
“They must both have reflected on those wedding vows especially the words ‘in sickness and in health.’
“It is often the hard times that make a marriage even stronger.”
Jennie added of their relationship: “She is his rock, his lynchpin and his best friend.
“And their marriage is a solid one and well worth a little celebration.”
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