Prince Harry's frosty reunions with William

When Prince Harry attends the Coronation at the weekend, all eyes will be on how his royal relatives react to him - not least his estranged brother Prince William. Relations had been rocky between the pair even before Harry and wife Meghan Markle quit the Firm and sensationally moved to the US. But they are now said to be at rock bottom since the release of the bombshell Netflix series and Harry's controversial memoir Spare.

And it is in Spare that Harry lambasted his brother - and even accused William of physically attacking him in a heated confrontation at Kensington Palace.

Royal LIVE: Harry 'reunited' with royals and backlash over 'tone deaf' Coronation plansWarring brothers Prince William and Prince Harry (Getty Images)

The Coronation will be the first time the two brothers have been at the same event since the release of the series and tell-all book. But it seems previous reunions between the pair since Harry moved to California have not always provided successful reconciliation...

Prince Philip funeral

The first public reunion between the two brothers after Harry's quit the UK came in April 2021 at the funeral of their beloved grandfather Prince Philip. His death came just weeks after Harry and Meghan gave their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where the couple levelled a series of claims against the family.

Among them were that a member of the royal family made comments about how dark their son Archie's son would be. While Harry claimed his brother was "trapped" within the institution of monarchy.

Prince William and Prince Harry at Prince Philip's funeral in May with Peter Phillips (Getty Images)

When it came to the funeral, William and Harry were separated by their cousin Peter Phillips as they walked behind their grandfather's coffin. After the service at St George's Chapel at Windsor, hopes were raised for a reconciliation after the Princess of Wales paved the way for the brothers to chat.

But in his memoir Spare, Harry recalled a showdown that later took place between himself and King Charles. William allegedly "lunged" at Harry twice and grabbed his shirt and told him "I just want you to be happy", before the clash.

Kate appeared to engineer a conversation between the brothers at Philip's funeral (BBC)

But detailing his response, the duke wrote: "My voice broke as I told him softly, 'I really don't think you do'." Harry said that the men had all taken a half-hour walk before arriving at a gothic ruin near Frogmore Cottage.

He revealed that they discussed the Sussex's controversial Oprah Winfrey interview, which had taken place weeks earlier, and that he told them he felt they had "violated" their Megxit agreement. Harry also said that William used a "secret code" about their late mother, Princess Diana, during the argument. He claims that William told him: "Harold, you must listen to me!

I just want you to be happy, Harold. I swear I swear on Mummy's life."

Princess Diana statue

After the first frosty reunion, the brothers were back together just weeks later to unveil a statue of their late mother Princess Diana. They jointly revealed the statue in the sunken garden at Kensington Palace and were seen greeting their mothers relatives including their uncle Earl Spencer and aunts Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes.

William and Harry at the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The pair put on what appeared to be a united front - and even released a joint statement.

But it emerged Harry barely stayed around to attend a drinks reception and quickly went back to the US to Meghan, Prince Archie and his newborn daughter Princess Lilibet. Sources later said a furious William did not want to attend the event as he was still upset by the Oprah interview but in the end did go.

Platinum Jubilee

It would be another year before William and Harry came together at another royal event - this time the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. Harry and Meghan had secretly visited Charles, Queen Camilla and the late Queen weeks earlier, but William and Kate were away on holiday with their children.

But despite some saying time could be a healer, it appeared it hadn't helped in the royal brothers' case.

William and Kate were sat on the opposite side of the aisle to Harry and Meghan during an event at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Neither were pictured together at Trooping the Colour and at a service at St Paul's Cathedral, it appeared they were deliberately kept apart and sat on separate sides of the building. In fact, when William and Kate walked close to where Harry and Meghan were sitting, body language expert says the older sibling gave a "barrier gesture" by raising his programme to his face. On the trip to the UK for the Jubilee, Harry and Meghan brought their children with Lilibet celebrating her first birthday in the UK with a party thrown by her parents.

But William and Kate didn't attend, partly because they were carrying out engagements in Wales with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Windsor walkabout

The next time the brothers were pictured together came as a huge surprise to royal fans - and sparked major hopes of a reconciliation. It came two days after the death of their grandmother the Queen, who passed away aged 96 at her beloved Balmoral home. Both brothers rushed to her bedside but took separate flights and didn't even see each other while at the estate.

Day later they were joined by their wives to conduct a walkabout at Windsor Castle and look at the floral tributes.

William and Harry reunited for a walkabout in the days after the Queen's death (Getty Images)

It later emerged it occurred after William texted Harry, having previously spoken to his brother on whether he would like the couples to view the flowers together. A royal source added: "The Prince of Wales thought it was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family." But there were "extended negotiations" between the camps, claims sources, that delayed their arrival by 45 minutes..

An insider told the Daily Mail: "It happened very quickly - remarkable really considering they didn't see each other in Scotland."

Queen's funeral

The next and last time the two warring brothers were publicly together was at the late Queen's funeral last September. Once again, they walked shoulder-to-shoulder in processions in both London and Windsor but were seated away from each other during the services at Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel. However, body language expert Judi James picked up that Harry appeared to be looking at his brother, especially in Westminster Abbey.

The two brothers at the Queen's funeral last year (Alberto Pezzali/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

And she also noted that a subtle gesture by William towards his younger brother as they waited to walk in a procession at Windsor may have hinted at a breakthrough in their feud.

But given just months later, the Netflix series and Spare was released, any hopes of a breakthrough were dashed - and it's unknown if the Coronation will provide them with another chance to bury the hatchet.