Prince William has been ‘keeping tabs’ on his brother Prince Harry via regular chats on Zoom, a royal insider told Fabulous Digital.
The Duke of Cambridge, 37, reportedly checks in with his younger sibling in the evening after supper with Kate, 38, when their three children Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, one, have gone to bed.
When William video calls from the private sitting room at Anmer Hall, the Cambridges’ countryside home in Norfolk, it’s usually around lunchtime in Los Angeles, where Harry is living at tycoon Tyler Perry’s mansion with wife Meghan, 38, and their son Archie, one.
‘William finds Zoom a good, informal way of keeping in touch, and some would say “tabs”, on his younger brother,’ the source told the publication.
Prince William has been ‘keeping tabs’ on his brother Prince Harry via regular chats on Zoom, a royal insider claims
‘These calls are made from Anmer’s private sitting room. It’s not the room that Kate and William use for their public zoom sessions.’
They added that there have been ‘several’ Zoom calls, and the platform suits the princes because it’s easy to set up and doesn’t involve any awkward scheduling.
The calls remain private between the two brothers, with a friend close to the pair telling Fabulous Digital that William is ‘very anxious’ to keep the calls ‘low key and casual’.
‘Just two brothers have a chat. No-one else is involved. It takes the pressure off,’ they told the publication.
When William video calls from the private sitting room at Anmer Hall, the Cambridges’ countryside home in Norfolk, it’s usually around lunchtime in Los Angeles, where Harry is living at tycoon Tyler Perry’s mansion with wife Meghan, 38, and their son Archie, one. Pictured left: Prince Harry on a Zoom call to a trio of young volunteers from London organisation Sport at the Heart last month; right: Prince William on a recent Zoom call
‘There is nothing formal about these Zoom sessions. It’s about keeping in touch that’s important.’
They added that Prince Harry has also chatted to his grandmother the Queen on Zoom since leaving the UK in March.
The Mail on Sunday previously revealed that former Welsh Guards officer Mark Dyer has a new role acting as a pivotal go-between in the sensitive business of building bridges between once-close Harry and William, particularly since the younger sibling turned his back on Royal life.
A friend said: ‘Long transatlantic chats between Mark and Harry have started to reap healing dividends between the brothers. His advice to the Prince was “talk and listen”.’
The Queen took part in her first public video call last week, following the lead of senior members of her family who have used the medium to continue with their royal duties in lockdown.
Speaking from a sitting room at Windsor Castle, the Queen, 94, spent 20 minutes listening to the women about their experiences and asking questions about the pressures they face.
Prince William has been a regular face on Zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic, with him and Kate using it to keep in touch with organisations close to their heart.
The calls remain private between the two brothers, with a friend close to the pair telling Fabulous Digital that William is ‘very anxious’ to keep the calls ‘low key and casual’. Pictured: the princes with Kate and Meghan at a service marking the centenary of WWI armistice at Westminster Abbey in November 2018
Since the start of the nationwide lockdown on March 23, the couple have held multiple Zoom calls with frontline workers, joined the weekly Clap For Carers – and William proved himself a good sport by joining in a comedy sketch for the BBC’s Big Night In.
They have also launched a mental health initiative, Our Frontline, to help keyworkers coping with the stress of the pandemic.
Earlier this week the Duke of Cambridge surprised a mother and her son with a video call from his country home.
He spoke to Leanne and five-year-old Kaydyn, who has cystic fibrosis, at their home in Northamptonshire – the footage from which will broadcast on BBC1’s The One Show tonight.
Prince William, along with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, were seen out in public for the first time in months today as they returned to royal duties. Pictured chatting to crew at King’s Lynn Ambulance Station at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Norfolk
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have returned to work today in their first public outing since the start of lockdown
It forms part of a film focusing on extremely vulnerable people being advised to remain at home as much as possible, and the challenges they are facing.
Prince William, along with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, were seen out in public for the first time in months today as they returned to royal duties.
Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, who were in isolation at Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, made an unannounced visit to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital this afternoon, where they observed strict social distancing while speaking to frontline workers.
Just hours later Prince William, 37, paid a visit to King’s Lynn Ambulance Station at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Norfolk, close to his and Kate Middleton’s country home of Anmer Hall, where they have been in lockdown with their three children.