Prince William and Harry's 'reunion': Duke of Sussex joined his brother at uncle's funeral after secret dash to the UK from LA... but did they speak?

Prince William and Harry are reported to have both attended the funeral for their uncle, Robert Fellowes, amid an ongoing rift between the two.

Locals in Snettisham, Nortfolk say the pair were both in attendance at a service for Lord Fellowes, who died last month, on Wednesday.

Earlier reports had suggested the Duke of Sussex would not fly to the UK for his uncle's funeral because of security concerns after losing a legal fight to retain his royal protection after leaving the UK.

Despite this, new reports suggest Harry did in fact make a discreet dash to Britain to attend the service for the 82-year-old who was their mother Diana's brother-in-law. 

The Duke is believed to have flown from Los Angeles International Airport on August 27.

However, witnesses say they didn't see the warring brothers speak.

A local in the area told The Sun: 'We never saw them speak to each other and they kept their distance.'

Another said: 'William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance.'

They reportedly sat apart at the back of St Mary's Church in Snettisham where the service for Lord Fellowes took place.

Sources spoke of how the pair arrived 'very discreetly' and that you wouldn't have known they were there. 

The two brothers have barely spoken to each other since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK for the US and abandoned royal duties. 

The rift was exacerbated by the publication of Harry's memoir Spare in January last year that levelled accusations against his family. 

Harry claimed that William branded Meghan 'difficult', 'rude' and 'abrasive', and even accused him of pushing him into a dog bowl.

Lord Fellowes was married to Harry's aunt Lady Jane and also worked as an advisor to Queen Elizabeth for 13 years.

News of his death had sparked speculation that Harry could be forced to face his estranged brother, for the first time since the publication of the memoir.

But People magazine, a US publication with particularly close links to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reported that he would not be attending amid his ongoing battle with the Home Office over the decision to withdraw his family's round-the-clock security.

Representatives for the Duke of Sussex have been contacted for comment and Kensington Palace declined to give a statement. 

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