Overview

• Grant Harrold, a former butler to King Charles III, tells Us Weekly he believed Prince Harry and Kate Middleton could have become a couple during William and Kate’s 2007 split.
• Harrold describes Harry and Kate as very close friends at the time, saying their rapport led him to consider the possibility they might pair up.
• He adds that he thinks Harry would have urged Prince William to reconcile with Kate, calling the breakup a mistake and welcoming their eventual reunion.
• Harrold is promoting his book The Royal Butler, due September 23, and discussed these memories in interviews reported by Us Weekly and SheKnows.
• He also says he hopes Harry reached out to Kate after her March 2024 cancer diagnosis, a point he frames as belief rather than confirmed fact.