Princess Diana's Potential Role in Bridging Royal Rift
Aug. 18, 2025 — A royal biographer who knew Princess Diana well says she would have intervened to stop the bitter estrangement between her sons if she were alive today.
Insights from Andrew Morton
Andrew Morton, 70, whose 1992 book Diana: Her True Story chronicled the late princess’s life, told RadarOnline.com that Diana’s presence would likely have changed the course of the rift between Prince William, 43, and Prince Harry, 40.
Morton said Diana viewed her sons as a team and believed the younger would support the elder in the burdens of the future monarchy. He argued she would have tried to mediate, preventing the breakdown that followed Harry’s 2020 decision to step back from royal duties and the public conflicts that followed.
The Widening Gap Between the Brothers
The relationship between the brothers cooled sharply after Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, 44, moved to California, intensified after their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, and widened again with the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
Morton noted that hurtful comments and actions cont...