'I knew Princess Diana - she would be distraught by William and Harry's bitter rift'
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Tensions Persist on Princess Diana’s 65th BirthdayOn July 1, 2026, Diana’s sons remain estranged, with no joint tribute planned despite Harry’s upcoming UK visit next week.
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- Prince William and Prince Harry will not commemorate their late mother together on what would have been her 65th birthday.
- Their ongoing feud, intensified after the Queen’s death in 2022, makes a meeting during Harry’s UK trip highly unlikely.
- Royal expert Jennie Bond, who knew Diana well, believes the princess would be heartbroken by her sons’ division and seek to reconcile them.
- Both brothers continue to honor Diana’s legacy separately through charitable causes, potentially inspiring involvement from the next generation.
There were three of us in this marriage.— Diana, Princess of Wales, as quoted in her Panorama interview and relayed in Jennie Bond's Mirror article.
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