Prince Harry's 24-Hour U.K. Trip Reveals His Relationship With Prince William Is 'Incredibly Broken'

Prince Harry traveled to the U.K. to visit King Charles after his cancer diagnosis, but during his 24-hour trip, he didn't visit his brother, Prince William. In Spare, the Duke of Sussex painted the Prince of Wales as ill-tempered and taunting, and their bond was greatly fractured by it.

"It's a sibling relationship that still looks incredibly broken. We don't know if either side has reached out in any way, if there has been any attempt to find a truce. As things stand there doesn't seem to be any sign of that," BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said on Radio 4.

Sources close to the Prince of Wales previously claimed the future king "hates'" the duke due to his behavior.

"You have to read that as a sign of the state of their relationship, nothing in the diary we're told for them to meet up while Harry's in the U.K., Relph continued. "It also means Harry won't be visiting his sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, who has been unwell, someone he was once very close to."

Although William and Harry aren't in communication with one another, Charles and the former working royal are rebuilding their connection.

"This is a father and son who have seen very little of each other over the past four years," the expert explained. "The relationship has been incredibly strained and complicated. It mattered that Harry was here, it mattered that the King wanted to see him."

"Very different when it comes to his brother the Prince of Wales, Harry and William will not be seeing each other," she added.

Royal biographer Robert Hardman highlighted how Harry's lengthy flight is something most people will do when a loved one dealing with a life-threatening disease.

"In times of crisis, families do come together, and I think everyone will be happy to see that," Hardman said on Radio 4.

"I think there is a sort of sense of business as usual going on and that's very much a message that the palace is trying to put out, but if along the way we can see some bridges being built, then that's got to be a good thing," he noted.

OK! previously reported writer Katie Nicholl discussed the Spare author's visit in an interview.

"His father personally telephoned him to inform him of his cancer diagnosis, [and] Harry jumped on the overnight flight from Los Angeles," Nicholl stated, adding that when Harry arrived he "came straight to Clarence House for what we understand was a brief meeting with his father."

"One could only imagine that it would have been an emotional reunion," Nicholl said. "Because they haven't seen each other since the King's coronation, and then they didn't get to spend very much time together at all."