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ROYAL DISTANT BROTHERS William & Harry stood yards apart chatting to family at uncle’s intimate wake as details of reunion are revealed… See more
FEUDING Princes William and Harry did not speak to each other despite standing “virtually back to back” among mourners at their uncle’s memorial service.
We revealed yesterday Harry secretly dashed from his US home to the tribute for Lord Robert Fellowes.
But the Duke of Sussex and his brother did not exchange a word at Thursday’s memorial in Snettisham, Norfolk.
One mourner said: “They were only five yards from each other.”
William and Harry chatted to mourners as they mingled at their uncle’s memorial service — but did not talk to each other, onlookers said yesterday.
To the vicar’s surprise, the brothers had put aside their bitter differences to pay respects at the service for Lord Robert Fellowes — who was married to their mother Diana’s sister.
As The Sun revealed yesterday, Harry, 39, jetted in secret from the US after previously saying he could not attend due to security fears.
Today we can reveal the brothers, who have not spoken for two years, arrived within minutes of each other on Thursday at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham, Norfolk.
They sat on opposite sides of the church, with fellow mourners and the aisle between them.
One attendee said the seating arrangements may have been planned to keep them apart.
They told The Sun: “They were sat two or three rows back from the front, not at the back, but they were on opposite sides of the aisle.
And then there were family members on the rest of the seats between them, so maybe that is something that was arranged.
“They came in right before it started, after almost everyone else. Most people didn’t notice them.”
After the service, they both attended the wake in a marquee set up in the garden of widow Lady Jane Fellowes’ home next door to the church.
There they mingled with family and friends including Diana’s younger brother Earl Spencer, 60, with cakes, tea and coffee on offer.
At one stage, the feuding siblings were back to back and just yards apart — yet no one saw them share a conversation.
Our source, who lives locally but did not want to be named, continued: “They weren’t together — they were apart.
There was a lot of people and it was well attended, but you could walk around and mingle and get tea. We wanted to speak to them but they had a lot of family who hadn’t seen them in a long time, especially Harry.
A lot of people were taking the chance to speak to them. They were only about five metres from each other, it was virtually back to back