"PETULANT" Prince Harry must make the first move to heal his rift with William, a royal expert says. Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun that any rift is "undesirable", especially when people who are battling illness - such as King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales - are involved. The Prince of Wales celebrated his 42nd birthday on Friday - the day after watching England's disappointing Euro 2024 draw against Denmark.
His wife Kate, also 42, has been receiving chemo for an undisclosed form of cancer since February. She made her own return to public life during Trooping the Colour on June 15. Buckingham Palace revealed the King had cancer on February 6 after a prostate operation.
Speaking about the possibility of reconciliation between the Sussexes and the Royal Family , Mr Fitzwilliams said: "You never know what may happen. "And of course two senior royals, the King and the Princess of Wales, are seriously ill . "So you have a situation with a huge question mark in the future, and we have no knowledge or idea of how the Sussexes are going to respond in the future equally.
"They can't attack the Royal Family at this time. Obviously it would be highly insensitive. "I think it's abundantly clear that any rift is undesirable, and when individuals are ill who are involved in it, it makes it even more undesirable.
"If the Sussexes, in their public appearances, decided to say something nice about the Royal Family, something positive, I think that would be a step in the right di.
