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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Prince Harry, who lives in Southern California, will celebrate his 40th birthday in September. People close to Prince Harry revealed that he is at a crossroads in his life.

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According to the New York Post on March 19, on March 31, 2020, Prince Harry and his wife resigned from all royal duties and ushered in the long-awaited "free" life. However, their subsequent series of actions have caused controversy. A poll conducted by the British polling organization "YouGov" earlier this year showed that among all members of the British royal family, Harry and his wife ranked almost at the bottom. Only the scandal-ridden Prince Andrew was less popular than the couple among the British people.

The Sunday Times of the United Kingdom revealed that Prince Harry's relationship with his family is also highly strained, and the conflict with his brother Prince William has intensified to the point where it seems that it cannot be resolved. A mutual friend of the two brothers admitted, "I always said that the brothers would support each other in the end, but so far, for Prince William and Prince Harry, this has been proven wrong." Another close friend of the two said, "Harry can't live without his brother, but William seems determined to live without Harry." It is said that Prince William has cut Harry out of his life script, and the brothers have not spoken since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

After last year's coronation of King Charles III, William publicly expressed his wish that his own coronation "look and feel different." The Sunday Times reported that the differences that Prince William was referring to could include the absence of Prince Harry. William's friends said that as things stand, whenever the coronation takes place, William does not want his brother to attend the ceremony.

In March this year, Prince William's wife, Kate, publicly revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer, but William did not tell his brother in advance. A close friend of Harry and his wife said that they contacted William and Kate privately, but received no response. It is reported that William is unlikely to forgive Harry for his disparagement of Kate in his autobiography "The Spare Tyre" anytime soon. William's friend said: "This year William's attention is mainly focused on his wife, children and fatherhood."

In 2021, Harry and his wife had a very tense relationship with the royal family after an interview with Oprah, the queen of American talk show. Harry's wife Meghan said in the interview that the royal family was "concerned" that their son Archie might have darker skin. In "The Spare Tyre", Prince Harry criticized Queen Camilla, accusing her of letting public relations staff "set him up". Harry also called William his "beloved brother and mortal enemy" in his autobiography, and detailed the verbal and even physical conflicts they had had. A former assistant to Prince Harry said that since leaving the UK and falling out with his family, Harry seemed to have lost his "purpose" in life.

In July this year, Harry talked about the tense relationship with his family in an interview, and attributed the conflict to his family's unwillingness to take legal action against the media with him. "This is undoubtedly the core part of it. Anything I say about my family will attract fierce abuse from the media." (Zhou Yang)