Prince William sparks confusion as he says Harry was 'under the weather' in latest outing

"Harry has?" the man replied.

"Yes he's been under the weather," William responded, according to video footage from the engagement.

The conversation took place as the pair entered the farm, where the Prince was due to meet local farmers.

Sources told the Mail that the Prince of Wales was not referring to his brother, the Duke of Sussex, during this exchange.

The clarification comes amid the ongoing distance between the royal siblings, who have maintained publicly frosty relations in recent years.

William, 42, was speaking with an unidentified gentleman during his tour of the Duchy estate in Hereford.

The conversation occurred as the Prince arrived to learn about the farm's journey towards becoming net zero.

Lower Blakemere Farm spans 630 acres and is part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate.

The farm was originally founded by couple Adrian and Valli in the 1980s when it was part of the Guys Hospital Estate.

Today, the farm is run by married couple Phil and Heather, alongside their son Monty.

During his visit, Prince William viewed a new grain store and regenerative farming equipment, including a large seed drill in operation.

The Prince, dressed in a green waterproof and tweed baker boy hat, also toured the farm's composting projects.

The visit aligns with William's environmental interests, including his Earthshot Prize initiative which has awarded over £20m to environmental causes since 2020.

The brothers were last seen together in August 2024 at their uncle Robert Fellowes' funeral, their first joint appearance in two years.

Prior to this, they had both attended King Charles's Coronation, though witnesses reported no interaction between them.

Harry made contact with William following Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis last year, with the Sussexes reaching out "privately" to the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The relationship has been notably strained since Harry's memoir 'Spare', in which he claimed William had called Meghan "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive".

In February 2024, Harry reportedly held a "brief meeting" with King Charles following news of the monarch's cancer diagnosis.