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The saga of Prince Harry's surprise appearance at his uncle's funeral has sparked debate about who leaked the news to the press. While many details remain private, there are credible reasons to suspect Prince William played a role in ensuring the media quickly learned of Harry's visit.
Harry arriving unannounced successfully denied the royal reporters their usual opportunity to sensationalize and speculate about the event ahead of time. Frustrated at losing this chance to profit off feigned outrage, rumors suggest the journalists are furious with the royal family for maintaining secrecy. However, the level of secrecy also indicates the family itself was likely unaware of Harry's plans.
That raises questions about who initially shared the information outside the tight circle aware of Harry's attendance. Some speculate locals near the funeral site alerted journalists. But an unnamed expert believes it was more likely Prince William who could not resist leakng the story. As the second in line to the throne, William apparently feels entitled to control the narrative around his brother.
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Attaching himself to stories about Harry is one of the few ways William regularly gains media attention these days. On his own merits, William's actions rarely warrant more than brief notices of routine public engagements. But framing anything to do with Harry as part of their famous sibling rivalry keeps William's name constantly in headlines. Without that artificial drama, journalists would lack incentive to report on William at all.
Knowing full well how desperate the press corps is for royal-related gossip, it seems entirely within William's character to secretly tip them off the moment he discovered Harry's appearance. By claiming the information came from "unnamed sources" like locals or aides instead of acknowledging his own role, William maintains plausible deniability. Yet the swiftness with which word spread and focus on William's supposed reaction suggests he orchestrated coverage behind the scenes.
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Now every article insists on framing Harry's attendance as some botched attempt at reconciliation, with William nobly keeping his distance from such betrayal. Conveniently, this reinforces the preferred narrative painting William as the stoic leader upholding duty while Harry recklessly abandons tradition. Except Harry simply went to honor a family member as any decent person would. There was no scheme to reconcile, merely paying respects at a funeral.
Those close to Harry say he never planned any announcement and merely wanted to privately pay his respects without media interference. Only William benefitted from secrecy being broken since it lets him preen again as the wronged party holding the monarchy together despite Harry. The self-importance is palpable. Without constantly exploiting his brother, William would struggle to justify his own existence to a public growing ever more apathetic toward the royals.
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Harry, meanwhile, has gained fame and admiration on his own terms via humanitarian work, interviews raising important issues, and new careers independent of royal duties. That autonomy clearly frustrates William accustomed to dictating the narrative as the spare's elder brother. Now Harry controls what is shared about his actions through an "ironclad team" keeping even the family in the dark until he allows any revelation. It's no wonder those tactics infuriate the eternally entitled William.
Going forward, expect William to keep desperatey trying to undermine Harry's public image and authority at any cost. From leaking private details to briefing the press with alternative "facts," the bitter feud will likely continue fueling sensationalist articles for years. Harry, for his part, seems content to let his actions do the talking away from such toxic manipulation. With an unwavering team enabling his vision, he holds all the power in this sibling rivalry despite renouncing titles. And that independence clearly rankles the petty prince left clinging to ancient notions of importance.
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In the end, only Harry, Meghan, and those closest to them truly know what transpired. But from William's transparent past behaviors and the self-serving nature of recent "revelations," this expert believes the vengeful brother remains the most logical source for initial news leaks after the funeral he didn't even attend. Harry's growing success far from the Firm clearly shakes William to his privileged core.
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