Princess Diana 'would have done one thing' to sort Prince Harry and William feud

There was a time when and were as close as two brothers can be. But following the Sussexes's decision to quit royal life - and launch a number of very public attacks on the monarchy - their relationship lies in tatters.

Those close to William insist there is no way back for Harry, noting that the future King has . But according to one royal expert, there was one person who would have been able to heal the brothers' rift - their late mother, .

The BBC's former royal correspondent told : "I believe Diana would have sorted things out between the boys long ago. She would have understood both sides, having rebelled against the system herself.

"I think she would have acted as a go-between and knocked William and Harry’s heads together to make them see sense. Perhaps, with his mother to guide and support him, Harry would never have felt the need to speak out on TV and in his book. , and support one another other through their strange destiny. She would have been heartbroken to see how bad things are between them now."

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It comes after Diana's biographer told The Mirror's podcast, , that William and Harry's mother would be "mortified" by what has happened between them.

"There is no question about it, she'd be mortified that William and Harry have got themselves into this emotional tangle," he said. "She always said to me on numerous occasions that Harry was William's wing man, that he was the second boy born into the .

"She even looked at the past and pointed out that most members of the Royal Family just have a girl and a boy like or two girls like .

"She really felt that Harry was there to support William in a very lonely job. She would find it very difficult that they are not communicating, at least not in public."

Harry and Meghan shocked the in January 2020 when they announced they were stepping back from royal life, jetting off for a fresh start in California. But their shocking public criticisms of the monarchy have proved to be the final straw for , who has reportedly .

It has also left a bitter taste in the mouths of their , who have described the couple as 'outrageously disloyal'.

A close friend of Harry's previously told "I can't believe he'd stoop so low. It's outrageously disloyal. Oprah, and then the book? Three strikes and you're out." Another source, who is friends with both William and Harry, said: "Harry and Meghan could have left with dignity and decency and not trashed the institution. The conclusion is they've made money from trashing his family."