While Princess Kate and Prince Harry once had a close bond, their now rocky relationship may be beyond repair.
“I think there was once a relationship, a friendship, a very close one between Harry and Kate,” royal expert Christopher Andersen exclusively tells Us Weekly. “I’m sure he’s concerned about her as well, but I know that she wants to have nothing to do with them.
Andersen, who’s the best-selling author of books including The King: The Life of Charles III and William and Kate: A Royal Love Story, notes that the Princess of Wales, 42, has “her own problems now.”
Kensington Palace announced in January that Kate underwent a “planned” abdominal surgery. The statement noted that Kate would be “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”
Later that month, the palace confirmed Kate had “returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery.” Despite the report, speculation ensued about her well-being and whereabouts. Palace reps for both Kate and Prince William have attempted to downplay the rumors.
Kate was spotted for the first time since undergoing surgery on Monday, March 4. In the photos obtained by TMZ, she sat in the passenger seat of a car alongside her mother, Carole Middleton, while wearing sunglasses.