Harry in 'olive branch' gesture to William amid royal family rift

extended an "olive branch" to brother on his recent short visit to the UK, a source close to the estranged royal said. The reportedly chose to deliberately stay near the future king at Coworth Park hotel, in Ascot, , last week.

Harry noticeably decided to stay at the Berkshire during his two-day at the in London over a lengthy battle to reinstated his police protection. The five-star hotel is a less than 20 minute drive to William and Kate’s residence Adelaide Cottage, on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

This Berkshire hotel is also hugely special for the brothers as it was where William stayed with Harry on the night before he married , in 2018. A close friend of Harry claimed his sentimental accommodation choice "was relayed to Wills and Kate through security services" and "was seen as a potential olive branch to make peace after so many years estranged," according to .

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The insider revealed Harry had hoped to work on his strained relationship with William on his short visit home. This source added: "Harry really is keen to try to salvage some kind of relationship or even reopen dialogue. They have not had any full-length conversations or discussions since they had some time together around the Queen’s passing.

"And some of us saw Harry being so close to his brother as a gesture of saying ‘hey I am here, close by... what about us trying to work things out’? The sad thing is that many of us, within Harry’s friends’ circles, feel he wants to somehow make peace and return to talking terms."

Harry did not end up meeting with William or during four-day stay in the UK and the insider revealed why they thought the "olive branch" did not work.

The friend said: "The problem is that so much has been said by him and his wife on TV – and with for millions of dollars in profit – which can never be taken back.

"While it felt the right thing for Harry to do to cleanse his soul of his darkest feelings on life in the monarchy, his brother and father didn’t share the same outlook.

"Their view remains that a line, actually several lines, were crossed and there is no way of returning to how things were a decade ago."

Harrys stay in Berkshire did not go to total waste as he met with his former Army and school friends.

Prince Harry came to London last Sunday to challenge the ruling that stripped his right to police protection. Harry told the court his family's life was at threat and they needed security when in the UK.

The Duke of Sussex reportedly claimed his police protection was stripped in a bid to stop him and the Duchess of Sussex from .