Overview
- Late May 2026 excerpts from Christopher Andersen’s new book report that Princess Catherine ceased her long-running attempts to mend Prince William and Prince Harry after a May 2025 BBC remark by Harry about King Charles’ mortality.
- Prince Harry’s line to the BBC — “I don’t know how much longer my father has” — is a verified quote from May 2025 that sources in Andersen’s book say provoked pain inside the family.
- Andersen cites unnamed insiders who describe Kate as ‘disappointed’ and say William reacted with intense anger, language that the palaces have not confirmed.
- Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace declined to comment on the book’s claims, with a palace spokesperson telling reporters they do not comment on such books.
- The account sits against a longer arc of conflict that includes Harry and Meghan’s 2020 withdrawal from royal duties and Harry’s 2023 memoir, and it reinforces the current view among reporters that near-term reconciliation is unlikely.