The rift between Prince Harry and Prince William goes back seven years. According to a report from the Royal reporter Katie Nicholl, she revealed that the younger prince addressed the fact that his older brother was not doing enough to make his wife, Meghan Markle.Nicholl reported:"Harry felt William wasn't rolling out the red carpet for Meghan and told him so. They had a bit of a fallout, which was only resolved when Charles stepped in and asked William to make an effort. That's when the Cambridges invited the Sussexes to spend Christmas with them."Before all the family drama, Prince William and Prince Harry were once thick as thieves. However, after Prince William and Kate Middleton's brief split in 2007, Grant Harrold, the former butler of King Charles, revealed to Radar Online, saying that Prince Harry and Kate were getting along well.Insider sources revealed that Prince Harry and Catherine's friendship may have been one reason that drove the two princes apart. They told Radar Online:"Everyone inside the family knew Harry and Kate shared a natural ease with each other that William sometimes struggled with... William has always been more guarded, while Kate and Harry clicked instantly. People noticed it – including William. When they split, he knew there was a tiny window where anything could have happened."They further explained:"William would never admit it, but he hated the idea that Kate and Harry might have worked as a couple. It was a jealousy that wasn't romantic – it was about loyalty, attention, the fear of being overshadowed."What happened between Prince Harry and Kate Middleton when she briefly split from Prince William two decades ago?Grant Harrold, King Charles' former butler, revealed what happened behind palace doors at the time when Prince William and the Princess of Wales took some time apart from each other.Harrold revealed that Kate and Prince Harry formed a friendship, which allegedly made his older brother jealous. In his words:"They got on so well. I remember, when Prince William and Kate separated – you know, Prince Harry and Kate got on so well that I even thought that maybe Harry and she would get together... They were that close. They were best friends, and I wouldn't have put it past Harry thinking, 'Well, she's a pretty girl, My brother didn't want her. I'll have her.'"He added:"That wouldn't have surprised me at all. So it could have been Harry and Catherine easily, I would have thought. But, you know, thankfully William got her back. What I'm trying to say is, that is how close they were."A former palace aide also backed up Grant Harrold's claim, saying:"They were genuinely close – laughing, teasing, finishing each other's jokes. You could see why Harrold thought it was possible. And you could see why William didn't like the speculation. It planted a seed that never really went away."After the family feud escalated and the Sussexes moved away from the royal family, a friend of Harry revealed what it was like for the prince to lose his family. They said:"Kate was like a sister to him. Losing her in his family estrangement was more painful than losing William in the feud. He blames the palace dynamics – but William's lingering jealousy about Harry's link to Kate has as much to do with their ongoing estrangement as Harry's betrayals of the royal family as an institution."The rift between Prince Harry and Prince William did not happen overnight. It stemmed from years of tension and alleged unspoken jealousy. Harry's closeness with Kate and his frustrations over how Meghan was treated only widened the gap. What was once a strong brotherly bond has turned into a painful distance that neither has truly been able to overcome