Prince William's trips may have been arranged to avoid the future king being in the same city as Prince Harry during his sibling's visit to the UK, a royal expert claims. Duncan Larcombe suggested it was more than a coincidence that William had gone to Scotland, "ensuring he was nowhere near Windsor or where Harry might be".

Mr Larcombe told the Mirror it was a grave shame the brothers were no longer in contact, having previously been "absolutely great together". Mr Larcombe said Harry's actions, including his and Meghan Markle's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, had caused "huge, almost irreparable damage to a normal family".

He added: "So at the moment there’s no way back and it looks as if William doesn’t have an ounce of sympathy for his brother, or an ounce of support for him. But you can never say never."

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