The rocky bond between Prince William and Prince Harry reportedly may not have started with documentaries, Meghan Markle, or the royal exits. According to a source, the real trouble began years ago — with Princess Diana’s engagement ring. What began as a private disagreement over a keepsake from their mother seems to have evolved into years of distance, one that no royal event has been able to fix.
Prince William and Prince Harry reportedly clashed over Princess Diana’s ring, claims source
Rob Shuter exclusively reported how the infamous rift between Prince William and Prince Harry began. For a long time, people believed a sweet story about Princess Diana’s ring. The tale went that after Diana’s death, Harry inherited the sapphire and later gave it to William as a loving gesture, so he could use it to propose to Kate Middleton. It made for a touching family story. However, Shuter’s source claimed that that version is not what really happened.
The source further said that right after their mother’s passing, William asked for the ring and got it. Harry allegedly agreed at the time, but silently held on to how much it meant to him, and once he met Meghan Markle years later, those feelings came back. The insider told Shuter, “Harry realized the ring represented more than jewelry — it represented Diana, legacy, and symbolism.”
At one point, things reportedly took a tense turn. Harry raised the idea that William should pay him for half of the ring’s estimated $75,000 value, with the source claiming, “It didn’t go over well.” That moment, small as it might seem, may have marked the beginning of real trouble between the two brothers.
A senior royal staffer told Shuter, “If you trace the feud back to its true beginning, it’s the ring. That’s where everything quietly snapped.” Neither William nor Harry has commented on the claims publicly, but those close to the brothers suggest that the fight over Diana’s ring started an alleged feud that never really stopped.
