Prince William and Prince Harry ‘haven’t spoken’ for 250 days

They’ve been inseparable since their mother died in 1997, but Will and Harry’s bromance is well and truly dead.

Well, this is a bummer.

Prince William and Prince Harry have always been mates. Since high school, they have been regularly spotted side-by-side, two cheeky, grinning blokes with receding hairlines (Hazza is follicly challenged too, sadly) popping along to the polo together or rolling up to aristocratic weddings for school friends named something like Rupert or Bunter.

The shared tragedy of losing their mum when they were so young forged a hell of a bond that was plain to see and extended to their royal lives, joining forces on official trips. (A personal favourite: When they went to Pinewood Studios outside London and played around with lightsabers.) They even started a charitable foundation together.

Losing their mum Diana at an early age strengthened the bond between the royal brothers. Picture: Tim Graham/Getty Images

William, I am your brother. Picture: AFP/Adrian Dennis

But that is all in the past.

While the brothers and their wives, the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex, were photographed walking not-totally-choreographed-at-all to the church at Sandringham over Christmas, it was meant to finally put the kybosh on any lingering stories about the frostiness between the women.

However, while Kate and Meghan amiably chatted on the walk (was Meghan trying to get Kate to try a dream journal again? Was Kate telling Meghan her secret recipe for Pimms?) their blokes smiled at the crowd and ignored one another.

Not once were the Princes spied chatting to each other.

While Meghan and Kate chatted animatedly, Harry and Wills didn’t make eye contact. Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP

Now it has been reported by The Sun that things are so frosty between the brothers that they are barely speaking and have not spent any time on their own since Harry’s wedding day last year.

For those counting, that means that for the last 250 days William and Harry haven’t flopped down on a sofa at Kensington Palace for a cup of tea to shoot the breeze, catch up on horse news or joke about Princess Anne’s penchant for mustard suits.

For two siblings who used to be so close, it has been a hell of a big year to not have each other’s support and brotherly love.

There was the newlywed’s trip Down Under and then the announcement that Baby Sussex (the first royal baby who will ever grow up with their own yoga studio) was on the way.

The brothers in friendlier times. Picture: Tim Graham/Getty Images

It also means that for much of Prince Louis’ young life, Uncle Harry (whose ‘I’ve got your nose’ game would be STRONG) has been, very sadly, absent.

While there have been various reports suggesting the Wales boys’ rift can be traced back to William voicing his disapproval of Meghan and word of that getting back to Harry, this has never been confirmed.

Another theory is that Kate and Meghan’s alleged Dallas-esque feud is to blame for the boys’ estrangement. (Side note: If only Kate and Meghan knew how to fight as well as Kyrstle and Alexis Carrington. Kensington Palace would never be the same again. Nor would the royal fish pond.)

Meghan and Kate are reportedly at the centre of the brothers’ feud. Picture: Eddie Mulholland/WPA Pool/Getty Images

But again, they are only rumours.

In any case, if reports of the brotherly rift are true, it is a tragedy for two men who have already dealt with so much heartache to lose one another at this crucial time in both their lives.

Boys, it’s time to work it out.