Prince Harry's heartbreaking seven-word wish after receiving mystery text from Prince William

Prince Harry has repeatedly discussed the rift with his brother, Prince William. Among the many instances that illustrate their faltering relationship, a particularly telling moment captured in the Netflix documentary about Harry and Meghan comes to mind.

William and Harry's bond has been notably tense for some time, deteriorating further as William reportedly cut off contact with Harry amid a series of public criticisms levelled at the Royal Family by the younger sibling. Their deepening estrangement was dramatically highlighted in the docuseries Harry & Meghan on Netflix.

The series included a poignant scene where Harry receives a message from William , reacting to the Sussexes' explosive Oprah interview suggesting allegations of racism in the Royal fold. This led to Meghan ending her call with Tyler Perry, and though the content of the text wasn't disclosed, Harry enigmatically mentioned to Meghan: "I wish I knew what to do."

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In another part of the documentary, Harry reflects on a distressing confrontation with his family over his and Meghans decision to relinquish their roles as senior royals. Harry narrates, "It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that simply weren't true," adding how his grandmother, the Queen, would stay largely silent during such encounters.

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Harry later remarked, "The saddest part of it was this wedge created between myself and my brother. So that he's now on the institution side. And part of that I get, I understand, that's his inheritance. So to some extent it's already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survivability and the continuation of the institution."

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Harry's shocking revelations in the Netflix show didn't sit well with the Royal family - particularly his father King Charles, who reportedly had a harsh one-word assessment of his son following the show's release. According to Endgame author Omid Scobie, the Palace was in turmoil after the show aired, with "heads in hands and migraines brewing".

The author quoted an aide discussing Charles' reaction: "(The King) went from not wanting anyone to talk about his son to openly criticizing 'that fool'."

But it's not just Harry's family who have been ruffled by his actions. Royal expert Tom Quinn claims that even Harry's friends are now "avoiding him".

Speaking to the Mirror, he said: "Harry has a few friends from the army and from his days at school, but they are a part of the old pre-Meghan world that Harry hates to revisit. His military friends feel he has betrayed them by writing about his military service in such an un-military way and his old Etonian friends don't like the new 'woke' Harry. Conservative with both a small and a big C, they see the new Harry as a tree-hugger with whom they have nothing in common."