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HARRY & KATE’S
SECRET LA
MEETING!
Q
uiet,calmandcollected
asalways– theDuchess
ofCambridgehasdone
herbesttokeepherhead
downamidPrinceWilliam’s
fallingoutwithPrinceHarry,
despitethedeepaffectionshe
hasforherbrother-in-law.
ButastheWalesbrothers’war
ragesoninto2021,Woman’sDay
istoldKate,38,hasprivately
decidedtostepinandhealtheir
debilitatingrift.“Catherinehates
seeingwhatthisisdoingto
William,” a palace insider tells.
“She’sneverseenhimmore
frustrated,angryand– worst
ofall– sad.
“FallingoutwithHarryhas
beena grievingprocessfor
Wills,andKatehashada front-
rowseattohispain.Heoften
talksabouthowHarryleaving
thefamilyfeelslikehisfault,
whenit certainlyisn’t.
“AnyonewhoknowsHarry
understandshehasa hottemper
andisstubborn,andthrowing
notoriouslydifficultMeghaninto
the mix was the perfect storm.”
SourcesclosetoKatesay
William,38,hasconfided
thatheneedshisbrothernow
morethanever,especiallywith
theirmother’smemorybeing
splashedacrossUKpapers
everyday,thankstoa new
investigationintohowshewas
coercedintogivinganinterview
toMartinBashirin1995.
Andthenthere’sherdoomed
marriagetoPrinceCharles,
whichhasbeenrevived,thanks
toitsdepictioninthelatest
seasonofThe Crown. “William
The duchess is taking family matters into her own hands
hasmadenoisesabout
makingthingsupwith
Harry,buthedoesn’tknow
howtogoaboutit,”saysa
source.“Communicationover
emotionalissueshasnever
beena strongpointinthe
HouseofWindsor.”
MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE?
Now,Katehasdecidedit’stime
tostepin– andsourcestell
Woman’sDayexclusivelythat
she’splanningona secrettrip
to California early in the new
Theduchess
desperately
wantstohave
a heart-to-
heartwithher
brother-in-law.