Prince William absent from Prince Harry’s home portrait with Princess Diana
Prince William is missing from Prince Harry's family photo with their late mother, Princess Diana, at the Duke of Sussex's Montecito home.Meghan Markle, 43, briefly allowed the press into her home for a sneak peek ahead of the As Ever launch - the Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle brand.This comes after her Netflix series, "With Love, Meghan", was filmed at a different Montecito residence for privacy reasons.Julia Moskin, a food reporter at the New York Times, described the rarely-seen home of Prince Harry and Meghan, who stepped down as working royals in 2020.Prince William absent from Prince Harry’s home portrait with Princess DianaGettyShe wrote: "Unlike the sleek white kitchen in [With Love, Meghan], [the Duchess of Sussex's] kitchen - designed and built by the previous owners - has a weathered wooden island (in addition to a marble one), a well-used Viking stove and classic accents of blue-and-white tiles."There’s an old-fashioned butler’s pantry with cabinets holding glasses and tea sets, and a modern pantry stuffed with carefully organized ingredients and snacks."Shelves hold cookbooks by Giada De Laurentiis, Yotam Ottolenghi and Toni Tipton-Martin, and a well-thumbed copy of 'From Seed to Skillet,' the 2010 classic by the celebrity gardener Jimmy Williams about creating and cooking from a home garden."The outlet also mentioned how a picture of the late Princess Diana and Prince Harry was hanging in the Montecito mansion.Meghan Markle has revealed her new lifestyle brand, 'As Ever'Netflix/As EverHowever, Harry's older brother, Prince William, was not present in the photograph.Moskin explained: "And just outside the door, a framed picture of Harry as a boy with his mother, Princess Diana, holds pride of place."The Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales have had a fractured relationship ever since Harry and Meghan left the UK five years ago.Prince Harry's memoir, "Spare," which contained criticisms of the Royal Family and allegations about William's behaviour, further strained their relationship.King Charles, Prince William, Princess Diana and Prince Harry marking the 50th anniversary of VE Day in 1995PAPrince Harry, Princess Diana and Prince William pictured together in 1991PAFor example, Harry alleged in his memoir that William pushed him to the floor during a heated argument.The decision of Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals and relocate to the US in 2020, followed by the Netflix documentary "Harry & Meghan," was seen as a significant turning point in the brothers' relationship.Harry's public interviews and statements about the Royal Family have also contributed to the rift.
