Prince William is “calling the shots” in the Royal Family and is “refusing” to speak to Prince Harry, an insider has claimed.

As part of the claims, made in response to YouGov polling which has placed the Prince of Wales as the most popular male royal, William is said to rule the family “with a rod of iron”.

The source said the prince had taken on the disciplinarian duty over the family yielded by his grandfather Prince Philip upon his death, and even said William could be “scary”.

They said: “There is a sense that William has stepped into the Prince Philip role.

Philip ruled the family with a rod of iron and you saw when he died that discipline collapsed.

“Now William is calling the shots when it comes to family discipline… He can be scary!”

William’s discipline allegedly presents itself through an “absolute ban on Harry returning in any way, shape or form to the family fold”, the Daily Beast reported.

And while the source said that King Charles would like to spend more time with his youngest son, William has ruled out any such return.

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