Prince William mending rift with Harry? Mentions brother for first time in years

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Time to bury the hatchet?

For the first time in six years, Price William — who has been at odds with brother Prince Harry — has publicly named his sibling, the UK Daily Mail has reported.

Speaking in a new documentary, William talked about how Princess Diana took the brothers to a homeless shelter when they were young so they could see realities of life outside the palace.

The film, titled Prince William: We Can End Homelessness,‘ includes photos of William and Diana at the Passage in Westminster.

In one picture in June 1993, William is seen playing chess with a homeless man in a shelter.

Another, taken in December that year, shows William standing with his mother at the shelter, his arms full of presents for the occupants.

“My mother took me to the Passage, she took Harry and I both there … I’d never been to anything like that before, and I was a bit anxious as to what to expect,” William said in the documentary.

“My mother went about her usual part of making everyone feel relaxed and having a joke with everyone … I remember having some good conversation, playing chess and chatting. You meet people, like I did then, who put a different perspective in your head.”

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The emotive opening highlights how the Prince’s passion to end homelessness is driven by memories of his mother.

Until this film, it is believed William has not uttered his brother’s name in a public speech or interview since 2018.

Filming came at the same time as another personal trauma for William — the cancer diagnosis for his wife, the Princess of Wales.

Insiders say the filming took a long time because of everything the Prince was dealing with.

The filming started in June last year, when the Prince launched his Homewards initiative, which aims to end homelessness in the U.K.