Video Coverage Of Prince Harry And Prince William Talking Is Making Viewers Online Emotional

Apr 19, 2021

The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on April 17 2021 was a quiet affair with only 30 people in attendance due to the coronavirus restrictions. Generally, a man of Philips's stature would have received a state funeral with a minimum of 800 people in attendance, but that could not happen due to the ongoing pandemic. The safety of the funeral guests, many of older age themselves, had to be kept in mind. The guestlist of 30 people only comprised of the closest royal family members, which naturally included Prince William and Prince Harry. The brothers have faced challenged in their relationship for the last year and the whole world had their eyes on the brothers' interaction. 

The funeral was, in some ways, a segue for the family to heal after a tumultuous time. Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's abrupt departure as senior working members of the Royal Family in March 2020, this is the first time that Harry and his family have reunited. Many analysts have studied the body language between William and Harry after the funeral and believe that the estranged brothers may be on their way to healing their rift. 

BBC reported that the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge were seen talking together after they left the funeral of their grandfather. During the procession from Windsor Castle to St. George's Chapel, the princes walked with their cousin Peter Phillips between them. After the service, however, the brothers were deep in conversation and later were joined by Harry's sister-in-law Kate Middleton. 

After other mourners had left the chapel after the funeral service, William let Harry and Kate catch up before joining them. The three of them then walked together, before Kate stepped back ever so slightly so that the brothers could walk and chat together. This small gesture by Kate allowed a pathway for the brothers to connect. 

Now, with body language analysts and lip readers, more is being revealed about the conversation between Harry and William. Express UK reported that when sharing a private moment together after the service, William reportedly said, “Yes it was great, wasn’t it”, to which Harry replied, “It was as he wanted,” according to lipreaders' analysis. 

The brothers then approached the Archbishop of Canterbury to have a chat after which interpreters believe William said to his brother, "Absolutely beautiful service, ah, the music." Even though the exchange said between the brothers was relatively common, it seems to be the beginning of healing their relationship. 

About their interaction, ITN’s Tom Bradby said, "It’s often said funerals are a time for reconciliation and that’s a scene a lot of people wanted to see, not least the family itself."

The brothers have one shared thing between them for sure: the love for their grandfather. Royal author Sally Bedell Smith said in an interview, "William was 15 and Harry 12 when they walked behind their mother Princess Diana’s casket, and their grandfather’s funeral will have evoked deep memories of that." The tragic loss of their mother was especially devastating for William and Harry due to the nature of the loss as well as the media frenzy that came right after.

Among the tributes that came flooding in after Philip's death, one of the most heartwarming things that came to be known was that Philip had stepped up to be their support during the most difficult time in their lives. 

The brother's seemingly slow reconciliation has also captured the hearts and minds of fans of the royal family online. Many of them followed the live coverage of the funeral, which was widely shared and commented on. Even professional journalists made use of Twitter to spread more information.

Victoria Arbiter, a CNN reporter covering the funeral from afar, posted a short message to her Twitter account on April 17. It stated:

"There were cars waiting to transport the royals back to the castle but they chose to walk as a family. Having been separated in the Chapel they're now able to come together which will be a comfort to the Queen."

Many commenters echoed her words, stating that this was a good sign for the brothers' relationship. Many also commended Kate for falling back as William and Harry started to speak. As one person put it:

"Thank goodness William and Harry put their differences aside to properly reunite and chat after the service. Lovely of Kate to step away and walk with Sophie, giving the two brothers their first moment together."

Even those who did not consider themselves royal fans had to chime-in on the sight: "Not a royalist but it did warm my heart seeing William, Harry and Kate so close."

You can watch coverage of the funeral in this video below:

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