New book claims royal brothers began to drift apart years before Meghan arrived
New book claims royal brothers began to drift apart years before Meghan arrived

A serious rift developed between William and Harry when the younger brotherwas pictured in a Nazi costume, according to a new book.

The siblings went toMaud’s Cotswold Costumes in January 2005 and chose an animal outfit forWilliam and, for Harry, a khaki-coloured uniform, in which the young duke wasphotographed while displaying an armband with a swastika.

The response to theincident prompted Harry to reconsider his older brother’s involvement and thediffering treatments of the pair, noted royal biographer Robert Lacey claimsin Battle of Brothers, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.