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Prince William's four-word response to Meghan Markle's pregnancy announcement revealed

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told Prince William the news together (Image: CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William and Prince Harry may have been in a brotherly feud for a few years now, however this was not always the case between the siblings.

Before Harry, 40, quit royal life in with his wife Meghan Markle and jetted overseas to America, the brothers shared a close bond, with William being one of the first people that found out about Meghan’s first pregnancy with son Archie.

While the brothers no longer talk since the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare in , where Harry accused William of attacking him, they were once very supportive of one another, and according to Harry, William was happy to find out he was going to become an uncle.

At the wedding of their cousin Princess Eugenie in October , Harry revealed in Spare that he told William the news of Meghan’s pregnancy, which was met with a four-word response.

After hearing the news, the Prince of Wales reportedly gave a sweet four-word rersponse: “We must tell Kate.”

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Writing about the special moment in Spare, Harry said: “Euge was getting married, to Jack, and we were deliriously happy for her, and for ourselves, selfishly, since Jack was one of our favourite people.

“Meg and I were supposed to head off on our first official foreign tour as a married couple, but we delayed the departure several days, so we could be at the wedding.

Also, the various gatherings connected to the wedding would give us a chance to pull aside family members one by one and tell them our good news.

"After the drinks reception, in St George's Hall, Meg and I pulled Willy aside. We were in a big room, suits of armour on the walls.

“Strange room, strange moment. We whispered the news, and Willy smiled and said we must tell Kate.

She was across the room, talking to Pippa. I said we could do it later, but he insisted.

Prince william of wales biography for kids Journalist Anne McElvoy has described William's public personality as a "genial presence" with a "tougher side", alongside his mother's "inimitable style". The Honourable Frances Roche. William was deployed to the Falkland Islands for a six-week tour with No. Woman and Home.

So we went and told Kate and she also gave a big smile and hearty congratulations. They both reacted exactly as I'd hoped."

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The couples are reportedly no longer on talking terms (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Prince Archie was then born on May 6 , much to the delight of the Royal Family.

However, less than a year later, the young prince relocated to America with his parents, Harry and Meghan, after they stepped back from royal life.

He is believed to have seen his royal relatives very few times since.

In America, where the couple have lived for five years in a Montecito mansion, Harry and Meghan also welcomed their second child, Princess Lilibet, in It is believed the young royal has visited the UK just once.

The family have shown no signs of wanting to move back to the UK, with Harry saying just last month that he was “grateful” to be raising his children in America.