Prince Harry and Meghan LIVE: Reason couple kept in the dark about Kate's cancer diagnosis

The Royal Family didn't tell Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis ahead of time because of a lack of trust in the couple, a royal expert has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were said to have found out about Princess Kate's diagnosis at the same time as the general public - when the Princess of Wales made a moving video announcement on Friday evening.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun that he believes the move was due to a lack of trust in the Sussexes.

He opined: "Well of course there is a reason for that, it's obvious. There's a deep rift between the brothers, that we know. We also know that they haven't, apparently, spoken in many months.

"The reason of course is that for some four years, they've caused endless problems for the Royal Family and so they can't be trusted. Prince William hasn't trusted Harry and Meghan with good reason."

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