<p id=”par-1_64″>The green monster strikes again. A royal commentator says <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-william/”>Prince William</a> may feel a “degree of jealousy” about <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-harry/”>Prince Harry</a>’s success with the Invictus Games. Ahead, what about the adaptive sporting competition could be sparking said feelings. Plus, why another commentator claimed William and his wife, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kate-middleton/”>Kate Middleton</a>, might’ve actually been happy with the recent <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-strides-ahead-front-cameras-prince-harry-troubled-canada-trip-according-expert.html/”>countdown to the 2025 Invictus Games</a> events in Canada. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-william-s-degree-of-jealousy-toward-harry-about-the-invictus-games-nbsp”>William’s ‘degree of jealousy’ toward Harry about the Invictus Games </h2>
<p id=”par-2_28″>On the heels of the Duke of Sussex’s headline-making interview in Canada and his and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/meghan-markle/”>Meghan Markle</a>’s three-day trip to the Commonwealth nation comes its arrival on Hulu. </p>
<p id=”par-3_22″>Now, the 39-year-old’s February 2024 <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-says-i-love-my-family-asked-about-king-charles-cancer-diagnosis.html/”>comments about loving his family</a> and feeling “grateful” he got to<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-says-i-love-my-family-asked-about-king-charles-cancer-diagnosis.html/”> visit King Charles III</a> are streaming. </p>
<p id=”par-4_26″>They’re part of a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harrys-hulu-documentary-points-something-brewing-netflix-expert-says-its-going-to-be-either-one-extreme-or-the-other.html/”>documentary on the streamer</a>, <em>Prince Harry’s Mission: Life, Family and Invictus Games</em>. It also features commentary and past interview footage from Harry. </p>
<p id=”par-5_18″>In it, British journalist Robert Jobson, who has written two books about Princess Diana, discussed the Invictus Games. </p>
<p id=”par-6_23″>Describing it as Harry’s “number one passion project,” he remarked on how the father of two’s seen an outpouring of support (via <a href=”https://www.hulu.com/series/prince-harrys-mission-life-family-and-invictus-games-2d012643-cf09-44dd-8be3-c6c20648df61″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Hulu</a>). </p>
<p id=”par-7_42″>“It’s been very successful since its outset,” he said of the competition Harry founded in 2014. “It doesn’t come cheap; it costs a lot of money. And he’s been able to continue to raise that money throughout this period, which is impressive.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_25″>It’s this particular aspect that may bother William, Jobson continued. “But I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone.” </p>
<p id=”par-9_32″>“I do think that William was surprised [at] how much this had been such a success. And how much money was being thrown into it and how many governments were getting involved.” </p>
<p id=”par-10_17″>The Invictus Games are growing, adding winter sports to the roster for the first time in 2025. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-part-of-william-may-also-be-happy-about-the-timing-of-the-documentary-invictus-games-event”>Part of William may also be happy about the timing of the documentary, Invictus Games event</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_29″>Another commentator, royal author Tom Quinn, offered a different perspective. He told <em>Express</em> the Prince and Princess of Wales might’ve <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/william-kate-probably-happy-harry-meghans-canada-trip-according-royal-author.html/”>reacted positively</a> to the TV special and countdown events. </p>
<p id=”par-12_24″>He shared that it gave them a break from the spotlight as <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middletons-2-guilty-pleasure-tv-shows-revealed-continues-abdominal-surgery-recovery.html/”>Kate continues to recover at home</a> following her January 2024 abdominal surgery. </p>
<p id=”par-13_41″>“It reflects on the royal family as a whole,” the <em>Gilded Youth </em>author said. “I don’t think Kate and William will mind at all if the focus shifts to Harry and Meghan[Markle], even if the focus is unusually warm and positive.” </p>
<p id=”par-14_22″>“It never looks good for us to be reminded that Harry is angry and resentful at his father and William,” he explained. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-competition-is-a-throughline-in-william-and-harry-s-relationship”>‘Competition’ is a throughline in William and Harry’s relationship</h2>
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<p id=”par-15_30″>In January 2023, at the time of<em> Spare</em>’s release, Harry opened up about his relationship with his older brother. Specifically, how there’s always been an element of “competition” between them. </p>
<p id=”par-16_26″>Speaking to <a href=”https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/prince-harry-opens-rift-royal-family-return-royal/story?id=96242779#:~:text=In%20his%20memoir%2C%20Harry%20refers,by%20the%20heir%2Fspare.%22″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>Good Morning America</em></a> about describing William as his “beloved brother and archnemesis” in <em>Spare</em>, Harry called “competition” an admittedly strange facet of their relationship. </p>
<p id=”par-17_31″>“There has always been this competition between us weirdly,” Harry said. “Again, I think it really plays into, or is played, by the heir/spare and the British press’ part in that.” </p>
<p id=”par-18_28″>“They pitched the Waleses — of which Kate [Middleton] and William are now — against the Sussexes, me and my wife. They’ve always pitched us against each other.”</p>
<p id=”par-19_15″>Meanwhile, in <em>Spare</em>, Harry recounted William’s “irritated” reaction to his idea for the Invictus Games. </p>