Prince William's discreet five-word swipe at Prince Harry during special engagement

Prince William appeared to hint at the state of his frosty relationship with his estranged brother, Prince Harry, during one of his appearances in the UK this year. The Prince of Wales headed to the Army Air Corps - Harry's former regiment - in Wattisham, Suffolk back in June and met with soldiers and their families.

The Duke of Sussex served as an Apache pilot with the Army Air Corps, even completing a tour in Afghanistan. While speaking to soldiers, dressed in uniform and their blue beret, William joked about spending time with family members.

He said: "Some of them might not want to see you that much."

And then he gave a five-word comment on what could be seen as a thinly-veiled swipe at his brother: "It's a mixed bag sometimes."

It comes as the Duke of Sussex has been making active efforts to mend his relationship with the Royal Family. Last month, the prince met with his father, King Charles, for the first time in 19 months.

Harry spent a little less than an hour in Clarence House, having a private tea with the monarch, during his four-day visit to the UK.

Back in May, he expressed his wish to reconcile with the royals, but added that he knows some of them will not forgive me for all the claims he has made about them.

Harry told the BBC: "There is no point in continuing to fight anymore, life is precious.

"I don't know how much longer my father has - he won't speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile."

He added that "some members of my family will never forgive me" for writing his memoir Spare, and went on to say: "It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don't want that, that's entirely up to them."