Meghan Markle news: Future King William ‘must pick up the phone’ to Prince Harry & ‘show leadership’ to protect monarchy

PRINCE William must pick up the phone to brother Prince Harry if he wants the monarchy to survive, an expert has claimed.

The Duke of Cambridge is still “deeply upset” about Harry and Meghan quitting the Royal Family, a friend of the future King said last month.

And Royal expert Duncan Larcombe told the Daily Beast: “If William wants to be a future king, a great leader giving inspiring addresses about the environment to two billion people, then the public are within their rights to expect him to be able to sort out a frankly pretty minor dispute with his brother. He has to start showing some leadership here.

“Eventually, William will have to pick up the phone. Harry doesn’t have to; he can just be a polo player with a gorgeous wife.”

He added: “The onus is on William. If he really does believe he is the chap chosen by god to be king, then he should be capable of sorting out this row with his brother.

“William has got a lot more to lose than Harry. The monarchy could be lost on his watch. That’s Harry’s ace in the hole,” he noted.

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