A royal correspondent has claimed that Prince Harry "will not reconcile" with his brother William on his return to the UK.
The Duke of Sussex will be visiting Britain to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral for the Invictus Games on May 8.
The prince is set to give a reading during the service, while actor Damian Lewis will recite a poem, but it has been reported that none of the duke's family will be there to see him.
However former BBC royal reporter Michael Cole has said he is "hopeful" that the King will see his youngest son.
Speaking to GBN America Cole said: "I think it will be a key moment because we will see whether the King will receive his son, and I think he will.
"I think there's a good possibility that he will be in town. The King has other duties.
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"He has always made it clear that his door remains open to his youngest son, the prodigal is always welcome at home.
"Of course, he has to be contrite, and he has to ask for forgiveness beforehand. But the King will do that."
However, he added that the chances of a reconciliation between Harry and William seem unlikely.
"What, of course, will not happen is that there will be any reconciliation with his older brother, William.
"This is because Harry and his wife Meghan have not taken it upon themselves to withdraw the unkind, cruel and entirely bogus allegations that they've made, particularly against the Princess of Wales who is now undergoing treatment for cancer.
"You would have thought that they might have done that, but they haven't done it."
He later added: "The possibility of Harry becoming reconciled with his brother, I would say, is between slim and nil and I would opt for nil."
The pair's relationship has been strained since Harry moved overseas to the US with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020 and launched a series of attacks on the Royal Family in the form of interviews and his memoir Spare.
There were reports of a potential reconciliation as it was rumoured that William and Kate asked Harry to bring his children with him the next time he visits the UK. There are no reports that the duke's children will be attending St Paul's for the games.
In the book, the Duke of Sussex said that he and William had an argument and William allegedly called his wife Meghan "rude", "difficult" and "abrasive".
In light of Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent a heartfelt message wishing her "health and healing".
