Prince William’s pointed remark about family being ‘mixed back’ as Prince Harry rift continues

Prince William has made a cheeky quip about family while speaking to soldiers during his latest royal engagement.

While visiting the regiments of the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, Suffolk, the Prince of Wales, 42, smartly dressed in his uniform as Colonel-in-Chief, joked that families can be a “mixed bag”.

”Some of them might not want to see you that much. It’s a mixed bag sometimes,” he said, according to UK media outlets.

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The future King reportedly made the comment when replying to a soldier, who said it was a “mixed bag” when asked if the ”pace of life” was “good at the moment”.

Prince William said, “Families OK? See you enough? Some of them might not want to see you that much. It’s a mixed bag sometimes.”

It could be taken as a rather pointed remark about his brother Prince Harry, who lives in Los Angeles with wife Meghan Markle.

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During a recent BBC interview, the Duke of Sussex said he hopes to reunite and reconcile with the royal family despite all that’s happened.

“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious,” he said.

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He said his father King Charles, who is undergoing medical treatment for cancer, “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”.

The duke opened up about family after his failed security bid. He lost his legal appeal over public-funded security in the UK. 

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