A royal cousin can help heal Prince William and Harry’s rift

The bitter accidents of Prince William and Prince Harry can be cured with the help of a cousin.

Peter Phillips – son of Princess Anne and eldest grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II – reportedly “acted as a peacemaker” for his royal cousins, a source told The Telegraph.

And according to the newspaper, this is again “a role he could play”.

“Peter is used to acting as a bit of a buffer,” the initiate noted. “He can play that role again by trying to bring them together.”

Phillips, 44, previously acted as a physical buffer when he walked between two estranged brothers in a funeral procession for their late grandfather, Prince Philip.

The businessman reportedly has a close relationship with both William, 40, and Harry, 37. He shares two daughters, 11-year-old Savannah and 10-year-old Isla, with his ex-wife, Autumn Kelly, and is currently 17th in line to the throne.

Harry and William have been fighting a famous fight for several years. The frosty relationship was worsened by Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive encounter with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, when the Duke of Sussex claimed his father, King Charles III and William, were “imprisoned” in the royal family.

The alienation seems to be defrosting – at least temporarily – when the two brothers and their wives, Kate Middleton and Markle, went out together on Saturday to see a sea of ​​flowery tributes paid outside Windsor Castle.

The trip was the first time two couples, who were initially dubbed the “Big Four” by the press, have appeared together in public since the Commonwealth Day Service on March 9, 2020.

“We’re all very grateful – both sides put everything aside for the queen,” the royal source told Page Six of the royal walk only.

Phillips appeared before Balmoral Castle earlier that day, along with his mother and her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, and his sister, Zara Tindall. Together with other family members, including Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, they viewed the flower tributes and cards left in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.

The palace announced on Saturday that the queen’s funeral would take place on Monday, September 19. She died on Thursday at the age of 96.