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Privacy Notice A royal expert is convinced the Princess of Wales has persuaded her husband that “life is too short to bear grudges forever” in the wake of the 42-year-old completing chemotherapy six months after announcing her cancer diagnosis to the world. It comes after the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as King Charles III, wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday on their social media accounts as the Duke of Sussex hit the milestone on September 15. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond exclusively told OK! of the olive branch from Prince William and Princess Catherine: “I think he would have been pleased…and maybe, just maybe, he picked up the phone to call his father in response. Or maybe the King contacted him with a more personal birthday greeting than the formal wishes on social media.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reside in the US after moving from the UK in 2020
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Prince William and Princess Catherine wished Harry a happy birthday
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However, she added: “I still think things are too sensitive for a meaningful reconciliation with William, but the fact that he and Catherine authorised the greeting to be posted is definitely an unexpected turn of events. “I don’t think we should hold our breath for the step to really signal the start of a reconciliation, but it was an unexpected turn of events.” Jennie explained how she believes William has been “doing some re-evaluation”. She said: “My gut feeling is that Catherine has been influential in this slight softening of her husband‘s implacable stand against Harry. “In the moving film she made about the end of her chemotherapy treatment, she spoke about how cancer had given her a new perspective. What clearly matters to her more than anything now is family, and loving and being loved. Perhaps she has persuaded William that life is too short to bear grudges forever.”
The Princess has finished her chemotherapy for cancer
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The birthday wishes posted on the main Royal Family website are also a sign that there could be a thaw in relations between Harry and his father, Jennie suggested. She added: “It really is the duty of the parent to be the bigger person when things go wrong. But this is only a very tentative first step in what is an extremely complicated and sensitive situation. “I still believe that the relationship between the brothers is almost irretrievable. William has so much on his plate at the moment that I don’t think he has room in his heart or head to deal with all that has gone on with Harry. “While the brothers may never be close again, or even live on the same continent, it doesn’t mean that the future has to be full of bitterness and bad blood. Catherine is right. Family should always be paramount.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince HarryPrince WilliamKate MiddletonKing Charles IIIRoyal Family
