A royal author predicts Prince William and Kate's children will develop a bond with their cousin Archie Mountbatten-Windsor later in life.
According to Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of Prince Philip Revealed: A Man Of His Century, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis "don't need a childhood bond" with Prince Harry and Meghan's son.
She told Express.co.uk: "I am sure Diana would have wanted her sons' offspring to be friends as she would have known how difficult it is to form friendships outside the family as people cannot be trusted not to let some indiscretion slip out.
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"How cool to have a Californian cousin who is going to be such a dude as Archie.