“William takes offence at people calling Catherine ‘Kate’, because she has asked to be known as Catherine,” the friend said.

“It’s a fairly simple wish to respect. I’m sure Meghan wouldn’t like it if William started publicly calling her ‘Meghan Markle.’”

The source continued: “Of course it’s an utterly trivial thing, but those of us who know William know that it is one of the things that pushes his buttons. Pushing his buttons while he was going through his wife’s cancer seemed an entirely unnecessary and deliberate irritation.”

Another friend of the couple added that it was “bloody rude” of Harry and Meghan to call the Princess of Wales by a name she didn’t want to use.

“No one’s saying it’s responsible for all the trouble, but deliberately calling someone by a name they don’t like is just bloody rude,” the friend said. “If Harry and Meghan were serious about healing their issue, a good first step would be to call her Catherine.”

Prince William could exclude Prince Harry from his coronation, source claims

King Charles has been king for almost two years. Prince William is next in line of succession, but even though it could well be many years before he ascends the throne, planning for the next generation is already ongoing.

Operation Menai Bridge, the codename for the plans related to King Charles’s death, is already in full swing. As was the case prior to Queen Elizabeth’s passing, everything will be planned in extreme detail. Of course, whenever it does happen, it will be succeeded in short order by Prince William’s coronation.

Prince Harry attended his father’s coronation in May last year, but William reportedly has other plans when it’s his turn.

While the Prince of Wales is said to want his coronation to “look and feel different,” a friend of William and Harry told The Times that William could exclude his brother from the coronation and not invite him.

Moreover, the friend claimed that the brothers last spoke almost two years ago. “They are estranged, which is dreadfully sad,” the source said.

Prince William can, of course, shut Harry out of his grand day. Still, royal expert and author Christopher Andersen told Fox that he is “convinced” the Duke will be there.

“Despite all the bad blood between the brothers, I’m convinced that, when the time does come, William will not be foolish enough to exclude his only sibling, now fifth in line to the throne, from his coronation,” Andersen said.

Prince William and Prince Harry may only reunite at King Charles’ funeral

“Things probably have never been worse between the brothers than they are now. William and Charles have pretty much made the joint decision to effectively cut Harry out of their lives, at least for the time being. There is no sign of a reconciliation on the horizon, and everyone involved seems to have pretty much come to terms with that.”

“That being said, we have to remember that William is carrying a very heavy psychological burden at the moment,” Andersen continued. “He is deeply upset that his wife and his father are battling cancer at the same time. He must keep a brave face not only for his three young children but also for the sake of the monarchy.”

The Daily Beast spoke to a friend of William’s, who purported even more sad details about a possible reunion between the two brothers. While the source claimed that the Prince of Wales won’t invite Harry to the coronation, the next time they expect to meet is during a tragic event: their father’s funeral.

“I believe it 100 percent. Why would William and Kate want all the distraction and circus that his presence would bring? I suspect that William will see Harry one more time in his life in the flesh—at their father’s funeral,” the friend said.

“William feels betrayed and hurt”

“Things are totally frozen between the two of them. It is hard to overstate how utterly William feels betrayed and hurt on a very personal level. The two brothers were so close growing up that they would finish each other’s sentences. Amid all the trauma of their mum dying and their dad being quite distant, it was an amazing thing to witness,” the source continued.

“Reading Harry’s book, I was really struck by how honest he was about the depth and the importance of his relationship with William when they were younger. It makes his decision to basically sell out his entire family, but particularly William, for a bumper payday even more inexplicable.”

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