Prince William ‘will be watching’ estranged brother Harry ‘closely’ following unexpected UK return

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Prince William will reportedly keep a close eye on his estranged brother, Prince Harry, after the latter unexpectedly moved back to the UK.

“William will be watching his brother very closely and trying to work out what his game plan is,” Grant Harrold, a former royal butler, told Us Weekly in an interview published Wednesday.

Harrold believes William is still upset over Harry’s bombshell allegations about their relationship exposed in the latter’s 2023 memoir, “Spare.” “I don’t believe he’s happy Harry is back in the UK at all.”

Prince William (seen here in 2022) will reportedly be on the lookout for Prince Harry after the latter returned to the UK. Getty Images
“William will be watching his brother very closely and trying to work out what his game plan is,” former royal butler Grant Harrold told Us Weekly. (seen here: Harry, William, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.) POOL/AFP via Getty Images

A source told the outlet that the brothers’ “relationship was already broken,” explaining, “The move doesn’t break it again [but] it does put the break in the same country.”

The insider shared that the Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle, returning to the UK is a “shock” to William and Princess Kate Middleton, both 44.

“They’re still processing it, but their initial surprise has evolved, and they’re taking a wait-and-see approach,” they said.

Harrold doesn’t think William (seen here) is “happy Harry is back in the U.K. at all.” NTB/AFP via Getty Images
Harry and Meghan Markle’s move back to the UK reportedly came as a shock to William and Princess Kate Middleton (seen here). Chris Jackson/coolGetty Images

As for a potential reunion between William and Harry, the source isn’t betting on whether it will happen anytime soon.

“No one’s booking a table for two for William and Harry,” the insider claimed. “Everyone wants a reunion story, but it’s not something that’s in the cards.”

If a reunion occurs in the future, the insider believes it “will be a slow and private process,” and on the Prince of Wales’ terms.

A rep for Harry and William wasn’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

“They’re still processing it, but their initial surprise has evolved, and they’re taking a wait-and-see approach,” an insider told the outlet about the couple (seen above). Getty Images
According to the source, they doubt Harry and William will reunite anytime soon. Getty Images

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Last month, Page Six confirmed that Harry, 41, and Markle, 45, along with their kids — Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 — were moving back to the UK for “an extended period.” The family wasted no time in packing their bags and landed in London one week later.

An insider told us the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanted to be closer to King Charles III as he continues to battle cancer.

However, the couple is in England as “private citizens with commercial and charitable interests” and not working royals, a palace office told the BBC Monday.

Markle and Harry (seen here) moved back to the UK last month. WireImage
The couple (seen here with their kids) are expected to stay abroad for an extended period of time. meghan/Instagram

The “Suits” alum and Harry are living in a non-royal residence and are reportedly looking for a home in the Cotswolds. As for their kids, they enrolled in a prep school.

The duo notably quit their royal duties in 2020 and relocated from the UK to Montecito, California.

Since then, they’ve spoken out about the royal family in their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey and in Harry’s “Spare” memoir.

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