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In an act some royal experts are citing as an olive branch, Prince William has publicly addressed Prince Harry during a preview for his upcoming two-part documentary. It’s speculated that the mention of his brother is the first time the Prince of Wales has openly referenced the Duke of Sussex in six years.
The pair have reportedly been embroiled in a royal feud for that period, a discourse that was compounded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back as senior members of the royal family in 2020 and the former’s subsequent publishing of his explosive memoir, Spare, in 2023.
The comment came as an innocuous nod to his upbringing during a promotional clip for his new Disney+ limited series, Prince William: We Can End Homelessness. As shared by Kensington Palace, the show will follow the “first year of Homewards – a five-year programme founded by The Prince and The Royal Foundation which aims to demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness”.
However, it was a brief moment in which the 42-year-old spoke about the impetus of the charity endeavour that piqued interest. Prince William opened up about how his mother, Princess Diana, first introduced him to the issue after bringing him and Prince Harry along to visit The Passage, a London-based resource centre that provides housing support, education and employment resources, health services and works to advocate for the prevention and ending of homelessness.
“My mother took me to The Passage; she took [Prince] Harry and I both there. I must have been 11 at the time, maybe 10,” Prince William revealed. “I had never been to anything like that before, and I was a bit anxious about what to expect,” he also shared.
He didn’t go into further detail about his estranged sibling but elaborated on the impact Princess Diana had on inspiring him to continue her mission. “My mother went about her usual, making everyone feel relaxed, having a laugh and joking with everyone. I remember at the time kind of thinking, ‘Well, if everyone doesn’t have a home, they’re all going to be really sad.’ But it was incredible how happy an environment it was,” he recalled.
Speaking of the initiative further, Prince William shared in a statement that “Homewards aims to give people across the UK hope that homelessness can be prevented by showing them the progress we can make when we collaborate.” “It’s a big task, but I firmly believe that by working together it is possible to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated,” he added.
Prince Harry hasn’t yet responded to the gesture and there’s no telling whether he’ll be tuning in to watch the programme, either. Instead, the 40-year-old is busying himself with his own Netflix unscripted series following his love of polo and supporting the Suits alum as she prepares to launch her lifestyle empire with the unveiling of America Riviera Orchard.
Prince William: We Can End Homelessness will premiere on Disney+ globally on November 1st. Watch the trailer, below.
