In a tribute to William and Kate, Prince Harry compares their wedding to a funeral

In April 2024, Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary, following a year of royal highs and lows, from the fallout of Prince Harry's memoir to the coronation of King Charles III and an unexpected surgery. In his hit memoir, Spare, Harry compared the wedding of his brother and sister-in-law to a funeral, noting not only that its venue was in the same space as their mother's end-of-life service in 1997 but that emotionally, the events bore similar outcomes.

 Harry and William's relationship has increasingly become a subject of public fascination as a steady stream of details have provided behind-palace-walls insight into their "heir" and "spare" dynamic since Harry split from the monarchy and moved to the United States in 2020. 

 Harry's January 2023 memoir revealed the most detailed picture of the relationship from the younger brother's point of view, including within it a number of critical descriptions of William's actions, none more so than an allegation of a physical attack launched over Meghan Markle's treatment of palace staff in 2019. Despite the bombshell revelations, Harry has made clear that he still has "love" for his brother and hopes one day they can work on their relationship.

 This love was referenced throughout his book, coupled with the emotional block their difference in birth status brought between them. One milestone occasion where Harry said he felt the distance between himself and William grow even wider was on the day of the 2011 royal wedding, with the prince making several mournful references in his book.