Prince Harry is making a return to the UK within days.
Meghan pictured holding her children, Archie and Lilibet (Image: Insatgram/meghan)
Prince Harry could now be set to travel to the UK alone next month as Meghan Markle and her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, may not join him after the Sussexes’ request for taxpayer-funded police protection was denied. The 41-year-old is set to return to the UK to attend the one-year countdown event for the 2027 Invictus Games, with his family previously confirmed to be joining him.
It was previously reported that the family were meant to fly to the UK from California during the first weekend in July, and were set to stay in Britain for a week. Harry’s automatic right to police protection was removed after he stepped down as working royal in 2020, with the royal then moving to start a new life with his family in the US.
Harry was told that he would have to give the Royal and VIP Executive Committee 30 days’ notice of any planned visit to the UK, along with his schedule.
It was previously reported that Harry had become “increasingly frustrated” that a review into his request for taxpayer-funded security was taking more than six months.
He has now been left distraught after his request was denied, just days before the Sussex family were meant to be travelling to the UK.
A source close to the Duke said: “He has grown increasingly frustrated with the whole process and has had to alter his standpoint. From initially being told a decision would be made within a matter of weeks, it is now more than six months on.
He (Harry) was determined to travel back to the UK with his family around the Invictus event, so he has finally made the decision to accept the offer of staying at a royal residence, which he believes will be sufficient for this trip.”
Harry was eager for his children to spend some time in the UK (Image: Instagram/meghan)
Meghan, seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet have not travelled to the UK since 2022.
Speaking about the protective system, a government spokesperson said: “The UK Government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.
“It is our longstanding policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.”
