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Prince William makes rare comment about Prince Harry amid dispute

Prince William makes rare comment about Prince Harry amid dispute

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Prince Harry and Prince William. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Prince William He made a rare public comment about his brother prince harry after years of tension between the royal brothers.

In a newly released promotional clip for the upcoming documentary, Prince William: We can end homelessness, Uploaded via YouTube on Saturday, October 26, the future king of England recalled a shared childhood memory.

William, 42, recalled how his late mother, princess dianatook him and Harry to The Passage, a UK charity that supports those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, which became an eye-opening childhood experience for him.

“My mother took me to El Pasaje; She took Harry and me there. I must have been 11 at the time, maybe 10,” William said. “I’d never been to anything like this before and I was a little anxious about what to expect.”

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William shared that the experience made him aware of how privileged his education was, and forced him to recognize that not all life is like the one in which he was born.

“My mother did her usual thing, making everyone feel relaxed, laughing and joking with everyone. I remember at that moment thinking, ‘Well, if everyone doesn’t have a home, everyone will be very sad.’ But it was amazing how happy the atmosphere was,” William said. “I remember having good conversations, playing chess, chatting and that’s when I realized that there were other people who didn’t have the same life as you.”

He continued: “You know, when you’re very little, you just think that life is what you see in front of you and you really have no idea to look elsewhere. It’s when you meet people, like I did then, that put a different perspective in your head and say, ‘Well, I was living on the streets last night,’ and you go, ‘Woah.’ “I remember that happening.”

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Prince William, Princess Diana and Prince Harry. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)

The comments are believed to be the first time William has spoken publicly about Harry since their breakup escalated after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle departure from the royal family in January 2020.

Harry, 40, has previously mentioned their complicated relationship with his brother, including in a CBS interview in 2021.

“I love William to bits. “We have been through hell together and we have a shared experience, but we are going on different paths,” he said. “The relationship is space right now and time heals everything, hopefully.”

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Harry later described William as his “archenemy” In his 2023 memoirs, Replacement.

“There’s always been this competition between us, in a weird way,” Harry said during an interview with Good morning America in January 2023 while promoting his book. “I think it really influences or always influences the ‘heir/deputy’.”

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