Kate Middleton ditches plans to reach out to Prince Harry as she has 'far too much on her plate'

Kate Middleton has decided against reaching out to Prince Harry , according to a royal expert.

Rumors had circulated that the Princess of Wales might try to heal the rift between her husband , Prince William, and his younger brother. But with her own recovery from cancer to contend with, it seems she's changed her priorities.

Royal expert Jennie Bond suggested: "Catherine has far, far too much on her plate to bother about trying to rope in an estranged brother. Her focus is on her husband, her children and getting strong enough for a very gradual return to work.

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"I think her illness has made her marriage to William stronger than ever, and that was evident from the video." Bond added: "You can try playing peacemaker for just so long, and it looks as though she did make some attempt to bridge the gap."

Speaking to Ok! Magazine , the royal expert said: "In the end, your loyalty and your heart belong to your husband, and I don't think Catherine will exert any pressure on William to hold out an olive branch to Harry unless he decides that's what he wants."

Bond suggested a reunion between William and Harry is "wholly unlikely". Royal commentator Christopher Andersen shared similar thoughts to Bond.

In his book The King, Anderson suggested Kate has "finally thrown up her hands in disgust" and is now moving on from the Royal Family feud. Speaking to Fox News, he added: "The idea that Kate somehow still has the time and energy to continue playing peacemaker is rubbish.

"She did try over a period of years and finally threw up her hands in disgust. She did her bit, but it wasn't enough to build a bridge between William and Charles on the one side and Harry on the other."

There was a time when Harry was close to his sister-in-law. Writing in his bombshell memoir, Spare, the Duke of Sussex said: "I felt she was more sister than in-law, the sister I've never had and always wanted, and I was pleased that she'd forever be standing by Willy's side.

"She was a good match for my older brother. They made each other visibly happy, and therefore I was happy too." However, their relationship has soured and the pair have been estranged for years.

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