Prince Harry has 'spoken to Princess Diana's side of the family' following the death of his uncle Robert Fellowes as friends speculate if he'll come back to the UK for the funeral

Prince Harry has spoken to his aunt Lady Jane Fellowes pursuing nan decease of her husband Robert Fellowes.

The royal, who has remained adjacent to his precocious mother's broadside of nan family, is said to person reached retired to Princess Diana's older sister, according to US media.

Harry, 39, has besides spoken to his uncle Charles Spencer arsenic good arsenic his cousins, according to Us Weekly. 

Lord Robert Fellowes, who was Princess Diana 's brother-in-law and Queen Elizabeth II 's backstage caput died this week aged 82.

It's believed Harry whitethorn return to nan UK for his uncle's funeral, which will apt spot him coming face-to-face pinch Prince William.  

One friend of nan royal told nan Daily Beast: 'In normal times it would beryllium unimaginable that Harry would not beryllium location to support Jane. Of people he would want to beryllium there. It will beryllium a immense gathering of nan Spencer clan. But these are not normal times and it whitethorn good beryllium that everyone feels Harry’s attendance would conscionable create excessively overmuch drama. It will beryllium very sad for him if he can’t make it'.

Another royal master told nan Mail that nan decease is improbable to bring nan feuding brothers together.

Royal commentator Michael Cole told MailOnline that nan nonaccomplishment of their uncle will not beryllium capable to bring nan warring princes backmost together. 

'Robert Fellowes' decease will not impact family dynamics,' he said. 

'Prince William and Prince Harry person ever been connected bully position pinch their precocious mother's sisters and brother.

'Apart from offering what will undoubtedly beryllium their heartfelt condolences to their aunt Jane, nan 2 royal princes will acquisition small if immoderate effect from their uncle's death.' 

Mr Cole added: 'And it is definite that they will definitive their sympathies separately, and strictly so, specified is nan gulf that has opened up betwixt them successful caller years, compared pinch which nan Gulf of Mexico is simply a specified puddle.' 

The British courtier was nan precocious monarch's astir important advisor betwixt 1990 and 1999 during nan divorces of 3 of her children and Diana's death. 

He helped nan Queen done what she dubbed her 'annus horribilis' successful 1992 erstwhile Charles was astatine warfare pinch Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up successful flames and nationalist sentiment turned against nan royals .

Lord Fellowes was besides forced to contradict bizarre claims by Harrods proprietor Mohamed Al Fayed that he was progressive successful a conspiracy to execution his boy Dodi and Diana.

He joined Lady Jane Spencer successful 1978, nan elder sister of Diana, and they had 3 children - Alexander, Eleanor and Laura, who is Princess Charlotte 's godmother.

In his later life he remained an other equerry to Elizabeth II until her decease successful September 2022 and was played by character Andrew Havill successful Netflix bid The Crown.

He died of undisclosed causes connected Monday and ceremonial plans person not been revealed.

Reacting to his death, Diana's younger relative Earl Spencer tweeted: 'My perfectly exceptional brother-in-law, Robert, is nary longer pinch us.

'A full man - successful each nan champion meanings of that connection - he was a man of humour, contented and utter integrity. I'm profoundly proud to person been his brother-in-law.'

Lord Fellowes was calved astatine Sandringham successful 1941 to begetter Sir William 'Billy' Fellowes, its property head from 1936 to 1964, who went shooting pinch King George VI.

His mother Jane Fellowes was nan girl of Brigadier General Algernon Ferguson, precocious sheriff of Northamptonshire and great-grandfather of Sarah, Duchess of York.

According to an obituary successful The Times, 1 of nan first group to meet him aft his commencement was nan then-Princess Elizabeth who later said: 'Robert is nan only 1 of my backstage secretaries I person held successful my arms.'

He attended Eton College wherever he was known arsenic nan 'walking Wisden' because of his awesome cricket knowledge, but ne'er went to university.

Instead he was commissioned successful nan Scots Guards and spent 3 years successful nan Army from 1960 to 1963, earlier heading to nan City to activity for nan discount brokers Allen, Harvey and Ross.

Then successful 1977 he became nan Queen's adjunct backstage caput – and 1 twelvemonth later successful 1978 joined Lady Jane Spencer, pinch Diana being a bridesmaid astatine their wedding.

He roseate up nan ranks astatine Buckingham Palace to go lawman backstage caput successful 1986, and past took complete from Sir William Heseltine arsenic backstage caput successful 1990.

Not agelong aft stepping into nan domiciled he helped nan Queen done nan 'annus horribilis' of 1992 which saw her look a bid of family scandals including matrimony problem for 3 of her children – Charles, Anne and Andrew.

On November 20 that twelvemonth a occurrence caused awesome harm to Windsor Castle - destroying 115 rooms, including 9 authorities rooms.

In a reside to much than 500 VIP guests astatine a Corporation of London Guildhall luncheon connected November 24 successful 1992 to people her 40th twelvemonth connected nan throne, Elizabeth II said: '1992 is not a twelvemonth connected which I shall look backmost pinch undiluted pleasure.

'In nan words of 1 of my much sympathetic correspondents, it has turned retired to beryllium an 'Annus Horribilis'. I fishy that I americium not unsocial successful reasoning it so.'

The Queen's usage of nan Latin building 'annus horribilis', which translates arsenic 'horrible year', was a play connected nan much commonly utilized building 'annus mirabilis', meaning 'year of wonders'.

Then successful 1997 erstwhile Diana died, nan Queen had been astatine Balmoral astatine nan clip of her decease and was criticised for not travelling to London sooner.

Lord Fellowes is said to person thought specified disapproval was unfair, but yet decided that a alteration of guidance was needed and sped up her return to London.

He besides wrote nan first draught of her reside to nan federation which was wide praised erstwhile she referred to herself arsenic 'your Queen, and arsenic a grandmother'.

In 1999 he handed complete to his lawman Sir Robin Janvrin and moved backmost to nan metropolis to go president of Barclays Private Bank.

Lord Fellowes besides became a life adjacent aft leaving nan Royal Family, and besides worked arsenic a privy counsellor and Prison Reform Trust chairman.

Speaking to nan Daily Telegraph successful 2008, he said: 'My life has been spent successful rather a gilded cage. Eton, Guards, nan royal family and subsequently Barclays.

'To beryllium introduced to a situation was a civilization daze and very salutary.'

Talking astir his sister-in-law Diana's work, Lord Fellowes added: 'She was very bully astatine it - an bonzer communicator pinch a awesome emotion for nan underdog.

'It ne'er became patronising. She chose nan areas wherever she thought she could make a difference, and connected nan whole, she did that.'

And successful an question and reply pinch The Times successful 2003, he explained why he sat connected nan crossbenches successful nan Lords.

Lord Fellowes said: 'In my erstwhile life I had to beryllium apolitical, and it became a habit. It's difficult for anyone who has been moving successful nan backstage agency of nan sovereign to return a statement whip.

'And it suits my temperament to beryllium a crossbencher - though my friends astir apt respect maine arsenic a frightful pinko.'