'A Degree of Jealousy': Prince William Was 'Surprised' by Success of Prince Harry's Invictus Games

British journalist Robert Jobson spoke about the brothers' relationship on an ABC News special that is streaming on Hulu

There was "jealousy" from Prince Williamover the success of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, according to a British journalist.

The ABC News special "Prince Harry's Mission: Life, Family and Invictus Games," now streaming on Hulu, used footage from the Duke of Sussex's recent interview with Good Morning America's Will Reeve during his trip to Canada withMeghan Markle for the Invictus Games' one-year countdown celebration with past sit-downs to explore the event's history as well as Harry's relationship with the royal family.

Robert Jobson spoke about the adaptive sports competition for veterans and service personnel being the Duke of Sussex's "number one passion project."

"It's been very successful since its outset," Jobson said. "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."

"But I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone. I do think that William was surprised how much this had been such a success and how much money was being thrown into it and how many governments were getting involved," Jobson added.

The Invictus Games were created in 2014 by Prince Harry, now 39,as patron of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, the charitable organization for the royal brothers and Kate. Meghan, now 42, joined as the fourth patron after her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018.

When the two couples split offices in 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan left The Royal Foundation and planned to create their own philanthropic organization apart from Prince William and Kate. Then Prince Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as working members of the royal family in 2020 and relocated to the U.S., but Harry has continued his work with the Invictus Games.

Prince William, King Charles (then known as the Prince of Wales) and other members of the royal family attended the first Invictus Games, which took place in London in 2014. Queen Elizabeth helped support the second cycle of the event, appearing in a comedic sketch with Barack and Michelle Obama alongside her grandson. But in recent years, the royals haven't been involved in the event.

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a Murphy said on the ABC News special, "Harry is no longer a working royal. Invictus no longer sits under the umbrella of organizations that the royal family officially are part of and therefore, they haven't mentioned it at all since Harry stepped back as a working royal."

Surrounding the release of his memoir Spare last year, Prince Harry spoke with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan about the rift with his brother, saying there has "always been this competition between us, weirdly."

"I think it really plays into, or was played by, the 'heir/spare,' and the British press' part in that. They pitched the Waleses — of which Kate and William are now — against the Sussexes, me and my wife," Harry said. "They've always pitched us against each other. They pitched Kate and Meghan against each other."

Although Prince Harry flew to the U.K. earlier this month following the news of his father King Charles' cancer diagnosis, a royal source said there were "no plans" for Prince Harry and Prince William to get together.

Murphy said in the special, "I thought it was really interesting not just that William didn't want to see Harry when he came over to the U.K. but he was happy for people to know that he had no plans to see him. I think that says a lot about how significant those hostilities still are."

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As for whether King Charles' diagnosis could have a "reunifying effect" on the royal family, Harry said on Good Morning America this month: "Absolutely. Yeah, I'm sure. Throughout all these families, I see it on a day-to-day basis, the strength of the family unit coming together."

When asked about being physically far from his father during this time, Prince Harry said, "I have my own family, as we all do. My family and my life in California is as it is. I've got other trips planned that would take me through the U.K. or back to the U.K., so I'll stop in and see my family as much as I can."

The ABC News special surprised viewers when it appeared on Hulu over the weekend, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a production deal with Netflix. ABC, the network behind Good Morning America, regularly puts their shows and specials on Hulu.

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