Prince William is done and ‘won’t even listen’ to Prince Harry and Meghan these days

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal roles in 2020, no one thought things between the Sussexes and the prince’s relatives would get this bad. But that all changed when the duke and duchess started taking shots at the royals from afar and airing out the family’s dirty laundry in interviews, a docuseries, and Harry’s memoir.

Given all that has happened, some royal watchers are still holding out hope that one day they can all come together and move toward a reconciliation. However, a commentator doesn’t think that’s ever going to happen because the Sussexes no longer have the one thing that is so important to the royal family.

Royal correspondent Sarah Hewson spoke to The Sun about the state of Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royal family now and claimed it’s a “very sorry mess” because of one “fundamental issue” and that is trust.

“Frankly it’s a mess, and it’s a very sorry mess,” she said, adding, “It’s sad. Mistakes have been made along the way on both sides. But as long as there’s no trust, that’s the fundamental issue here, that those conversations they have are going to end up on a breakfast show or a documentary or on the pages of a book. Those conversations just can’t happen.”

Hewson also doesn’t think things between the Sussexes and Waleses, in particular, will get better while the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) continues her recovery. I don’t see any signs of any thawing there, and it’s really not a priority for the Waleses now.

“One of the things they really want to focus on it to keep things calm, keep stress levels down during the Princess of Wales’ recuperation. I really don’t think a reunion with Harry and Meghan is going to do that for her stress levels.”

Prince William is done and ‘won’t even listen’ to Prince Harry and Meghan these days

Someone who used to work in the royal household agrees that any trust with the Sussexes is completely gone.

For years, Paul Burrell served as Queen Elizabeth II‘s personal footman. In 1987, he moved to the household of then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. When they separated, Burrell served as Diana’s butler and looked after her and her sons until the princess’s tragic death.

He told Closer Magazine: “William knows that Harry can’t be trusted and doesn’t want any more upset in his family. William won’t take any more cheap shots from across the Atlantic. He doesn’t care anymore. He doesn’t listen to the noise in the background — and that’s what Harry and Meghan have become.”

And one of the Prince of Wales’ friends previously told the Daily Beast that “William has not forgiven the Duke of Sussex as he feels utterly betrayed … He hates him for what he has done to the family in the books and interviews … It’s no secret William would prefer it if Harry never stepped foot in England again.”