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Prince Harry & William will attend Princess Diana memorial event… but won’t appear at same time in sign of growing rift
Last time the brothers were seen together revealed
PRINCE Harry and William will both attend an event in memory of their mum tonight - but won't be seen together.
Prince William is set to stand before a crowd in London at the annual Diana Legacy Award event, giving a short speech as he honours the winners.
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And Harry's also set to play his part, chatting to and congratulating the winners.
But he's said to be doing this virtually from California.
And despite the brothers both being involved, reported the Duke of Sussex's moment will come after Wills has already left for the night.
Last year the princes recorded separate videos to congratulate the winners as they celebrated Princess Diana's globally recognised charity work.
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It had been a stark contrast to years gone by when the pair came together.
In 2021, they put on a united front with Harry telling the masses: "Later this week, my brother and I are recognising what would have been our mum's 60th birthday, and she would be so proud of you all for living an authentic life with purpose and with compassion for others."
Today Prince William seemed in high spirits during a visit to WEST, the new OnSide Youth Zone in west London.
He smiled and waved at gathering crowds while chatting animatedly with Kevin McGranth, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant.
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Tonight's event comes amid rumours the brothers' rift began as far back as 2018.
Dr Tessy Ojo, chief executive of the Diana Award, told : “It’s a privilege to have the support of both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex — particularly as we mark our 25th anniversary year.”
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Kensington Palace said: “The Prince [of Wales] will meet key staff and supporters of the Diana Award, before joining the ceremony where he will hear about the recipients’ work, make a short speech and present Legacy Awards to this year’s winners.”
The awards come in the wake of the Photoshop saga - where Princess Kate was forced to admit she had edited a sweet Mother's Day family pic.
This caused fans to start looking over royal photos and saw Harry and Meghan Markle breaking their silence on the saga.
Tonight's awards come just weeks after sources gave another insight into Harry and Wills' rift.
The first hints of friction between the brothers reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Then The Sun told how "simmering tension" began when William questioned the speed of Harry and Meghan's engagement.
Harry, 39, later hinted in his ITV documentary Harry and Meghan, An African Journey that he and his brother had grown apart.
A timeline of Prince Harry and William's 'feud': Brothers 'at war'
In 2018, the Sun told how "simmering tension" began when William questioned the speed of Harry and Meghan's engagement.
The first hints of friction reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she'd returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a brother-to-brother chat.
He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for her but it has been claimed he advised him to take it slowly.
The younger prince reportedly didn't take too kindly to the advice, with one royal source saying he "went mental".
Then in June 2019 Harry and Meghan officially split off from the charity they shared with William and Kate.
The Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.
Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced.
The trio would often appear together at events and the Foundation had huge successes with projects like the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the mental health Heads Together campaign.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure - but added both couples will continue to work together in the future.
Harry and Meg were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills within the Kensington Palace estate, but they switched to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.
The move further increased rumours of a fallout.
Harry, 39, also hinted in his ITV documentary "Harry and Meghan, An African Journey" that he and his brother had grown apart.
It came after Prince Philip called Meghan the "D.O.W" after the Duchess of Windsor — the American divorcee who led Edward VIII to abdicate.
And he warned the late Queen to be "cautious" of Harry's then bride-to-be, a royal author claims.
Ingrid Seward revealed in new book My Mother And I that Prince Philip felt it was "uncanny...how much Meghan reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor".
In 2021, Harry and Meghan give their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Harry accused his dad of cutting him off financially.
Harry then jetted back to UK to join William in unveiling a statue to their mother Princess Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources claimed William didn’t want to attend the memorial amid their ongoing rift.
In 2022, just before their grandmother the Queen died, sources claimed Kate acts as a "peacemaker" between the brothers.
Last year Harry claimed his brother "knocked him to the floor" during an argument about Meghan.
In his book Spare, Harry said William branded Meghan "rude" and "difficult" during a row.
Harry alleged William "grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor".
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.
In January this year, Harry flew in to be with Charles after the monarch's shock cancer diagnosis.
Harry flew back to the US the following day - without seeing Wills.
But last month it emerged the royal rift was rumoured to have taken off over the brothers' differing approach to wildlife conservation.
The pair share a passion for preserving protected species but they had opposing views on how to carry it out in Africa.
William favoured "community-led initiatives", while Harry supported a "more interventionist approach".
A source told : "They are both very passionate about saving protected species but didn’t always share the same view about how to run projects in Africa.
"William believes you should focus on community-led schemes where local people over time feel empowered to protect the land.
"Harry, on the other hand, was more interventionist. He felt that you need a more hands-on approach to ensure wildlife habitats were securely protected to enact change quickly."
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Last year Harry claimed his brother "knocked him to the floor" during an argument about Meghan.
In his book Spare, Harry said William branded Meghan "rude" and "difficult" during a row.
Harry alleged William "grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor".
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.
It comes after it was revealed Prince Philip called Meghan the "D.O.W" after the Duchess of Windsor — the American divorcee who led Edward VIII to abdicate.
And he warned the late Queen to be "cautious" of Harry's then bride-to-be, a royal author claims.
Ingrid Seward revealed in new book My Mother And I that Prince Philip felt it was "uncanny...how much Meghan reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor".
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The brothers were last seen together ahead of the late Queen's funeral in 2022, when they appeared to come together to put on a united front with their wives.
Prior to that they were seen together in public at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June the same year.
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