How Palace 'Prioritized' Prince William Over Brother Prince Harry, According To Royal Expert

Prince William and Prince Harry allegedly received different treatments from palace officials because one is the heir to the British throne and the other is the "spare," a royal expert has claimed.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kinsey Schofield, host of the "To Di For" podcast and author of "R is for Revenge Dress," spoke about the allegedly different treatment that King Charles' two sons received, claiming that the palace prioritized protecting Prince William's reputation over Prince Harry's. International Business Times could not independently verify this information.

"I've been told that ever since Harry was a teenager, the palace prioritized Prince William's reputation over Prince Harry's," Schofield claimed without naming her source. "For instance, there's a story about a paper calling the palace communications team for comment on a negative William story. The palace's strategy was to offer up a negative Harry story to kill the William story from running."

She continued, "I don't know how often this strategy was utilized, but I have heard from a former employee that this happened. Of course, the palace is going to do everything it can to protect the heir."

The royal expert added that while the alleged strategy "seems harsh," it's also "common sense."

She pointed out that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, "are the future and the priority."

Prince Harry is fifth in line to the throne, after his older brother, his nephews Prince George, 9, and Prince Louis, and his niece Princess Charlotte, 7.

However, Schofield claimed that the alleged difference in the siblings' treatment within the monarchy led to "clashes" between Prince Harry and palace staffers.

According to the royal expert, the conflict allegedly stemmed from Prince Harry "wanting to pursue the same campaigns that Prince William was passionate about," and the older royal always being "given priority."

Royal biographer Tina Brown made similar comments about the brothers during an interview with Marie Claire in April while promoting her latest royal book, "The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—The Truth and the Turmoil."

She claimed that Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship became "rivalrous" as the brothers had similar interests.

"A lot of his interests were quite similar to William's—environmentalism, conservation, Africa, all of these things Harry was interested in, too. It began to feel like, 'Why is William getting all of these great portfolios and I have to sort of wait and take his second dibs?'" the royal author told the outlet. "Well, the answer is because you're the second in line. William was always going to be able to choose what he wants to do. So that was always going to be a bit tricky."

Meanwhile, royal biographer Hugo Vickers recently suggested that Prince Harry, who quit royal duties in 2020, can learn a few things from Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, when it comes to serving the monarchy.

"[T]here are [some] lessons Harry can learn from the duke," the biographer explained to Fox News Digital. "One is not to compete with the monarch. The royal family is there to support the monarch. They're not there to do their own thing. You work with the system... You are working for the Commonwealth and the nation, not for yourself."