Sibling Rivalry or PR Ploy? Prince Harry Plays 'Cosplay Royal Games' for Video News Release as Prince William Returns to Work

After a short summer break, Prince William returned to the royal stage, but his first day back in weeks was "characteristically" rivaled by a major Sussex "PR move."

On Thursday, September 5, Prince Harry released a video to the Invictus Games 2025 X account in which he spoke about "healing and saving lives," while the Prince of Wales visited the Saatchi Gallery to view an exhibition on homelessness.

Numerous commenters on the video shared their views, with one stating, "Inspiring stories, inspiring people, inspiring music, #InvictusGames is a truly life-changing experience for all, with Prince Harry at the helm. There is no wonder it goes from strength to strength. His commitment to fellow veterans is sincere & heartwarming."

Another pushed back on this positive view by sharing, "Don't play the cosplay royal games. Do better."

The future king's visit was said to reflect his ongoing work with his Duchy of Cornwall-backed Homewards initiative to end homelessness in the U.K.

This news follows the recent reunion that wasn't between the feuding siblings when they both attended Lord Robert Fellowes' memorial service on August 29.

"For people to call it a reunion, it was hardly that," he added. "They were at the same place, it was a funeral, [and] they sat at the back. As I understand it, they didn't look at each other, and they certainly didn't talk to each other."

The expert also discussed the Duke of Sussex's "back and forth" with his intended travel plans earlier this week and how his surprise appearance at the future king-attended memorial service doesn't mean much at all.

"At the beginning of the week, when Harry was spotted at the airport, there was a big thing made that he was coming to New York to attend a UN climate change meeting, which doesn't happen till next week," Rae continued. "But his people were giving indications that he wasn't going to attend the funeral. So we all thought he's doing the right thing and taking any possibility of friction away from a funeral."

He further observed, "Now, fortunately, he surprised us all, he's gone to the funeral. He's paid his last respects to his uncle, and Harry will be back on the plane again, I'm assuming, heading straight back to the States."

Lord Fellowes was the principal private secretary for the late Queen Elizabeth II from 1990 to 1999, which is classified by many as the most turbulent era of the revered monarch's lengthy reign.

He married the late Diana, Princess of Wales's sister, Lady Jane Spencer, in 1978, and due to his role as a loyal courtier to Elizabeth II, would go on to develop a "frosty" dynamic with his royal sister-in-law when the "War of the Waleses" between Diana and then-Prince Charles dominated the '90s.

Daily Express reported on Harry and William's projects.