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Prince William spending Prince Harry’s birthday in Dartmoor has fueled fresh speculation about their ongoing feud. “William is definitely sending Harry a message, loud and clear, that he’s not interested in reuniting or making nice right now,” a royal insider told New Idea.

Harry turned 42 on September 15, just days after he returned to the U.K. with Meghan Markle and their kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. William, meanwhile, was in Princetown, on Dartmoor, for a royal engagement that same day.

Kensington Palace announced on social media that William is “launching a community-led fund with the Duchy of Cornwall in Princetown.” Royal author Rebecca English posted a video of him arriving to launch the Princetown Community Fund.

The fund has made “£250,000 available to the community for projects delivering social, economic and environmental benefit to the town and its people,” English said. She added, “This forms part of £1.5million pledged earlier this year, reinvesting the rent from the former prison in the town of Princetown itself.”

This is the reason the timing has drawn attention. Harry will reportedly celebrate with Markle, Archie, and Lilibet at their new Cotswolds home. Markle had already wished Harry a happy birthday today, calling him “simply the best.” Archie and Lilibet also appeared in the video.

According to the outlet, Harry may have hoped his first birthday in the U.K. in years would bring him and William closer. “There’s been near zero contact between the brothers since the Sussexes returned to the UK, and that’s almost certainly the way it’s going to stay for the foreseeable future, birthdays or no birthdays,” the source said.

The insider added, “So any hope Harry may have had of playing nice and using this personal milestone as a pathway [towards peace] has totally evaporated now he’s committed to this event.” The event was reportedly planned before Harry and Markle announced their return.

Still, the sources said William could’ve made time for Harry. “To be fair to William, this event was apparently pencilled in some time ago and before the Sussexes made their return to the UK. But he could easily have factored in a way to see his brother beforehand, or he could meet up with him later in the day or early evening,” the tipster continued. 

The source also noted, “By all accounts that’s not going to happen and William didn’t even consider the possibility. It’s given him a convenient excuse to put his head down and avoid what would certainly have been an extremely awkward encounter.”

Meanwhile, Kate Middleton also reportedly wants William and Harry to “rise above” their differences. She hopes to ease tensions now that Harry and Markle are back in the U.K. William, however, allegedly isn’t budging. 

“But instead he’s doubled down and totally ignored him, it’s as though his brother doesn’t exist,” the source shared. But Middleton reportedly won’t go behind William’s back. The insider claimed she still remembers how the Sussexes treated her. 

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