The problems between Prince Harry and Prince William are said to stretch back before Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle, according to a royal author, who claims that the ostensibly close siblings were raised to be different from the start.

Tina Brown, a royal analyst and writer, told The Telegraph that Harry and William’s relationship began to sour when Harry left the military.

“He was rattling around and not really knowing who he was because he no longer had to follow the path bound to him when he was in the army,” Brown commented.

However, as the country’s future ruler, William had his work cut out for him.

Brown said: “Diana insisted, much to her credit as a mother, that the two boys would be treated the same, but they were never going to be the same, that’s the problem.”

“Gradually this difference became a major tension between them… Prince William had this great destiny ahead of him, he knew who he was. But Prince Harry was lost…” Brown explained.

Brown also said that Harry and William’s relationship is currently’very poor.’