Rock star’s welcome in Nigeria…vs pasties and shovels in Cornwall: Stark difference in Harry and William’s ‘royal tours’ lays bare different ‘lives of service’ brothers lead – as experts say Sussexes finally have ‘half in, half out’ dream Queen forbade [Video]

11:34 EDT 10 May 2024, updated 13:07 EDT 10 May 2024

They were once inseparable brothers, often laughing and joking together at royal events and bound together by a shared grief over the loss of their mother.

But the divergent trajectories on which Princes William and Harry now head were on stark display this week as they carried out a series of very different engagements.

While Harry was over in London from California, William was found in Windsor and Cornwall – and travelled to the Isles of Scilly today, while Harry flew off to Nigeria.

Harry was afforded a rockstar’s welcome in Abuja with his wife Meghan Markle as excited crowds clamoured to take selfies and the military rolled out the red carpet. 

But the Prince of Wales enjoyed his trip to Scilly like any other tourist, swimming in the sea, breaking ground for a new hospital facility and buying Cornish pasties. 

William’s visit has been very informal at …