The rift between Prince William and Prince Harry has reached new depths.
What started as a private family dispute has turned into a very public war of words.
And Prince William just dropped one brutal truth about family that Prince Harry will hate.
William takes command of Harry’s old stomping grounds
Prince William stepped into a role that should have belonged to his younger brother.
The future king visited the Army Air Corps base in Wattisham, Suffolk for the first time as their colonel-in-chief.
This wasn’t just any military visit.
Harry spent years with the Army Air Corps, learning to fly Apache helicopters and serving two tours of duty.
The Duke of Sussex trained as a pilot with the regiment in 2009 before deploying to Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013.
Everyone expected Harry would eventually lead the very unit where he earned his stripes as a combat pilot.
But Harry’s decision to walk away from royal life changed everything.
King Charles handed the colonel-in-chief position to William in May 2024 instead.
Now William commands the regiment where his estranged brother once served with distinction.
The symbolism couldn’t be more stark – William literally taking over what Harry left behind.
A comment that cuts deep
William arrived at the base wearing the distinctive blue beret and camouflage uniform of the Army Air Corps.
He toured the facilities and observed combat training exercises with the soldiers.
During a break in the action, the Prince of Wales struck up a conversation with the troops.
What happened next had royal watchers buzzing.
"Is the pace of life good at the moment?" William asked the gathered soldiers.
One soldier responded that things were "a mixed bag."
William then probed deeper about their personal lives.
"Families okay? See you enough?" William continued.
That’s when William delivered the line that seemed to sum up his own family situation.
"Some of them might not want to see you that much," the future king said. "It’s a mixed bag sometimes."
The comment landed like a bomb in royal circles.
Here was William, standing in his brother’s former regiment, talking about family members who don’t want to see each other.
The timing was too perfect to be accidental.
The brothers’ relationship has completely imploded
The William-Harry feud didn’t happen overnight.
It started when Harry and Meghan decided to step back from royal duties in January 2020.
But things really went south when the couple started airing the royal family’s dirty laundry in public.
First came the bombshell Oprah interview in March 2021, where Harry and Meghan made explosive claims about racism within the royal family.
Then Harry doubled down with his Netflix series "Harry & Meghan" in late 2022.
The final straw was Harry’s tell-all memoir "Spare" in January 2023, where he revealed private family conversations and even alleged William physically attacked him.
Each public revelation drove the wedge deeper between the brothers.
Royal insiders say the damage may be irreparable.
"The underlying issue is trust," one source told People magazine this week. "The King and William don’t trust Harry and Meghan with any kind of confidential conversation."
The silence speaks volumes
The last time William and Harry were seen together was at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.
Even then, they barely acknowledged each other.
Since then, the brothers have perfected the art of avoiding one another.
They both attended King Charles’s coronation in May 2023, but witnesses say they stayed far apart throughout the entire ceremony.
The same thing happened at their uncle Robert Fellowes’s memorial service in August 2024.
"William and Harry were both there, but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance," one witness told The Sun.
The cold shoulder extends to King Charles as well.
Despite the monarch’s cancer diagnosis, reconciliation between father and son seems unlikely.
"Prince Harry is the king’s flesh and blood, so of course he would like some sort of reconciliation with his youngest son," royal expert Helena Chard told Fox News Digital.
"However, it’s been over five years since Megxit, and still, Prince Harry is full of animosity," she added. "Prince Harry has blown all trust and any reconciliation with his father and the royal family for the moment."
William’s casual remark at the Army Air Corps base reveals the new reality.
The royal family has moved on from trying to repair the damage Harry caused.
Sometimes family members really don’t want to see you that much.
Harry made his choice when he decided to betray his family’s trust for Hollywood fame and fortune.
Now he gets to live with the consequences of burning those bridges.