estrangement

“There was an estrangement between the two of us,” Bourne said, adding they don’t talk anymore because of her work as an activist.

Reflecting on Salmond's death, while attending a conference in the North Macedonian city of Ohrid, Sturgeon writes that the emotions she felt suggested she had not come to terms with their estrangement.

I admired how deftly she explored complex topics including racism, colorism and familial estrangement within a propulsive, poignant tale.

Beginning at Ellie’s 15th birthday and moving through subsequent ones, the episode chronicled the shifting dynamic in the main characters’ father-daughter relationship, from a tight bond between orphan and her adopted protector to near estrangement.

It's a poignant statement from anyone dealing with family estrangement, but one that carries particular candor when it's coming from a prince.