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PRINCE William joked families can be a "mixed bag" when he visited soldiers at an army air field.

The Prince of Wales asked a group if their family are okay and if they see them enough, before quipping: "Some of them might not want to see you that much.

Prince William presenting an award to a soldier.
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Prince William joked families can be a "mixed bag" when he visited soldiers at an army air field todayCredit: Getty
Prince William speaking with children at an event.
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He spoke to children the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, SuffolkCredit: Getty
Prince William in military uniform smiling.
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Wills is the colonel-in-chief, a role he stepped into in May 2024Credit: AFP

"It's a mixed bag sometimes."

This comes as the royal's feud with Prince Harry continues.

The brothers are said to be barely on speaking terms.

And, the latest blow to their fractured relationship came when the Duke of Sussex dropped some extraordinary bombshells in a BBC interview last month.

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He filmed a rare sit-down chat after losing his appeal against the decision to remove his taxpayer-funded security.

Harry described his court loss as a "good old fashioned establishment stitch up" and also took at swipe at William and Kate.

In the scathing attack, the dad-of-two also unleashed a host of new claims including how dad Charles is no longer speaking to him and how he's "uncovered his worst fears".

Despite this he said he would "love reconciliation" with the royal family but claimed "it's in [Charles'] hands."

Some heads were turned when Harry insisted he had forgiven his family, with experts slamming the Royal for not apologising himself.

The bitter feud between the Duke and his family started when he and Meghan Markle announced on January 8, 2020, that they would be stepping down as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family.

William and Harry have not been in direct communication since the release of Harry's controversial memoir, Spare, in January 2023. 

The book followed vile allegations made by the Duke and Meghan in 2021 during their Oprah interview.

Harry and William's last reported interaction was during the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022, but conversations were said to be brief. ​

On The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, Royal author Robert Jobson said: "He's done so much damage".

Princes William and Harry at the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana.
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Prince William and Prince Harry are barely on speaking termsCredit: AFP
Prince William piloting a helicopter.
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William arrived yesterday as a passenger in a wildcat helicopterCredit: Arthur Edwards / The Sun
Prince William walking with military personnel at an airfield.
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The royal presented promotions for several soldiers from corporal to sergeantCredit: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace
The Prince of Wales reviewing operational data with Army Air Corps personnel.
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During the trip, he was also shown inside planning and comms tents to learn about their operationsCredit: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace

William's comments about family today came after he observed a combat PT training session.

He visited the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, Suffolk, in his role as colonel-in-chief which he became in May 2024.

He also promised he would take up issues with accommodation which was raised by the soldiers, saying: “It probably hasn’t been looked at for a while.

There will be a big notebook on somebody’s desk.“Whether they listen to me, that’s another matter.”

He arrived yesterday as a passenger in a wildcat helicopter - a key element of AAC's capabilities - before flying the chopper himself on the way home.

During the trip, he was also shown inside planning and comms tents to learn about their operations.

And he served bacon and sausage baps at an Archers Breakfast, a weekly social event held by 664 Squadron for its personnel and families.

He said as he served the food: “It’s making my mouth water.”

And the ladies serving with him praised his abilities, saying he was "spot on" and "had pace".

He then spoke with soldiers and their families outside, including Mike and Lorna Pope, parents of Air Trooper Daniel Pope of 664 Squadron who sadly died of cancer in 2016.

The squadron and regiment honour his memory through an annual cross country race and by naming Pope’s Bar after him, which was the venue for meeting the families.

And he spoke with WO2 Matthew Foster and children Archie, six, and Ida, eight. He told the children: "Your dad does a very important job here."

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At the end of the engagement, he presented Staff Sergeant Kenneth Robert Copeland with an award for his exceptional service in West Africa.

He also presented promotions for several soldiers from corporal to sergeant.

A timeline of Prince Harry's family feud

IN 2018, the Sun told how "simmering tension

The first hints of friction reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.

Once she'd returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a brother-to-brother chat.

He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for her but it has been claimed he advised him to take it slowly.

The younger prince reportedly didn't take too kindly to the advice, with one royal source saying he "went mental".

Then in June 2019 Harry and Meghan officially split off from the charity they shared with William and Kate.

The Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.

Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced.

The trio would often appear together at events and the Foundation had huge successes with projects like the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the mental health Heads Together campaign.

The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure - but added both couples will continue to work together in the future.

Harry and Meg were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills within the Kensington Palace estate, but they switched to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.

The move further increased rumours of a fallout.

Harry also hinted in his ITV documentary "Harry and Meghan, An African Journey" that he and his brother had grown apart.

In 2021, Harry and Meghan give their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Harry accused his dad of cutting him off financially.

Harry then jetted back to UK to join William in unveiling a statue to their mother Princess Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources claimed William didn’t want to attend the memorial amid their ongoing rift.

In 2022, just before their grandmother the Queen died, sources claimed Kate acts as a "peacemaker" between the brothers.

Harry claimed his brother "knocked him to the floor" during an argument about Meghan, in his memoir.

In Spare, Harry said William branded Meghan "rude" and "difficult" during a row.

Harry alleged William "grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor".

He said he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.

In January 2024, Harry flew in to be with Charles after the monarch's shock cancer diagnosis.

Harry flew back to the US the following day - without seeing Wills. 

Prince William visiting the 4 Regiment Army Air Corps.
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The ladies serving with him praised his abilities, saying he was "spot on" and "had pace"Credit: Getty
Prince William visiting the 4 Regiment Army Air Corps.
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The dad-of-two served bacon and sausage baps at an Archers BreakfastCredit: Getty

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