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25 photos show how Prince Harry and Prince William's relationship has changed through the years

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Prince Harry and Prince William sharing an embrace back in 2014.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
  • Prince William and Prince Harry were close as children, but they've grown apart in recent years.

  • Harry said in his Netflix series that his step back from royal life caused a "wedge" between them.

  • He said William screamed at him during the Sandringham Summit in 2020.

A 2-year-old Prince William was first photographed with Prince Harry at his christening ceremony, shortly after his birth in 1984.

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Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry at his christening service on December 21, 1984.AP

This adorable photo of the royal family before the ceremony shows a baby Prince Harry reaching out to touch his big brother.

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The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, Princes William and Harry, and the Prince and Princess of Wales after Prince Harry's christening in 1984.PA Images via Getty Images

The brothers' close bond was obvious since they were little. In this photo, they play the piano together with their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Palace.

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Diana, William, and Harry at Kensington Palace on October 4, 1985.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

King Charles (then Prince Charles) encouraged the boys' playful side, as shown in this photo taken in 1985.

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Charles, William, and a baby Prince Harry on October 4, 1984.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

In this photo, taken at the family's apartment in Kensington Palace, William assists Harry as he learns to walk.

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The young princes at Kensington Palace in 1985.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

The family appeared to be close-knit. They enjoyed taking part in outdoor activities, including cycling, together.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children during a family holiday in Tresco on the Isles of Scilly in 1989.AP

The brothers attended the same boarding school, Eton College. Here they are on the day Harry joined the school in 1995.

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Princess Diana and Prince William accompany Harry on his first day of school in 1995.Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

The brothers were vacationing at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with their father when they heard the news that their mother had passed away on August 31, 1997.

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Charles, William, and Harry at Balmoral in August 1997.Tim Graham/ Getty Images.

Throughout the years that followed, they stuck together. Later, Prince William opened up about how they were "uniquely bonded because of what we've been through."

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Harry and William are pictured with members of the family in 2001.Sion Touhig / Getty

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While William and Harry pursued different paths after graduating high school, they came back together to undertake military helicopter training in 2009. The brothers, who shared a cottage during the training, jokingly told the BBC it would be their "first and last time living together."

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Harry and William during a photo-call in 2009.Kirsty Wigglesworth/ AP Images.

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Harry served as best man at the wedding of William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011.

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Harry and William at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011.Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images

As the most recent addition to the royal family, Kate Middleton started attending events with William and Harry after her royal wedding in 2011.

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The trio on the Buckingham Palace balcony at Trooping the Colour in 2013.Paul Hackett/Reuters

Harry was far from a third wheel in this trio. The then-titled Duke and Duchess of Cambridge partnered up with the younger royal to launch Heads Together, a mental-health initiative, in 2016.

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Harry, William, and Kate at Kensington Palace on April 21, 2016.Nicky J Sims/Getty Images

Meghan Markle made her first appearance with Harry, William, and Kate on Christmas Day 2017, earning the group the nickname "the Fab Four."

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The royals at Sandringham on Christmas Day 2017.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Even though Harry now had a fiancée, he still managed to fit in one-to-one time with his brother. In December 2017, the two attended the "Star Wars" premiere without their significant others.

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The brothers walked the red carpet together in December 2017.Star Max/AP Images

There were rumors that not all members of the family approved of Meghan. However, that didn't stop William from serving as best man at their nuptials on May 19, 2018.

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Harry and William outside St George's Chapel in Windsor in May 2018.WPA Pool/Getty

Meghan became a senior member of the royal family, joining Harry, William, and Kate at official Buckingham Palace engagements.

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The "Fab Four" at Buckingham Palace in the summer of 2018.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

However, after Harry and Meghan announced they were resigning from the four's joint charity, The Royal Foundation, in June 2019, the couples weren't pictured together for months.

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Markle and Harry in South Africa, where they filmed their ITV documentary in 2019.Dominic Lipinski - Pool/Getty Images

Harry and William came face-to-face for the first time since Harry admitted they were "on different paths" at the Festival of Remembrance in November 2019. However, there are no photos of the brothers interacting at the event.

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The "Fab Four" divided in November 2019.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Harry and William stepped out for their final royal engagement together in March 2020, two months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were resigning from their senior roles. The brothers didn't appear to speak, and Harry has since said it "felt cold" with his family.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day.Phil Harris/Pool via AP Images

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In March 2021, William revealed he hadn't spoken to Harry since his tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey and, in response to some of Harry's claims, said the royals are "very much not a racist family."

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William, left, and Harry during the interview.WPA Pool/Handout/Getty Images

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The brothers reunited for Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021, however they didn't walk together during the procession. Their cousin Peter Phillips walked between them.

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William, Harry, Charles, and other members of the royal family during Prince Philip's funeral on April 17, 2021.Mark Cuthbert-Pool/UK Press via Getty Images

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They appeared together again to unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1, 2021.

Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021.
Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021.DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

They were last seen in public together at Queen Elizabeth's funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19, where they walked side by side in the procession.

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Prince Harry and Prince William follow the hearse with the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II moving towards St. George's Chapel on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England.Jon Super - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Speaking in their Netflix docuseries, "Harry & Meghan," Harry said their step back from royal life caused a "wedge" between him and his brother.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan."Netflix

Prince Harry opened up about his and William's falling out in the Netflix docuseries, "Harry & Meghan." Speaking in a confessional interview in Volume II, which aired on Netflix on Thursday, Harry said William's press office traded stories about him and Meghan in order to protect him and Kate.

He also opened up about the Sandringham Summit in 2020, a meeting attended by Harry, William, their father Charles, and Queen Elizabeth to discuss the Sussexes' step back from royal duties.

"It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren't true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in," Harry said.

"I mean, the saddest part of it was this wedge created between myself and my brother so that he's now on the institution's side," he said. "And part of that, I get. I understand, right? That's his inheritance."

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