Prince Harry is confirmed to be embarking on another solo journey to the UK without his wife Meghan Markle.
The Duke of Sussex will be returning to his home country next month to attend court for his ongoing trial against The Sun’s publishers.
The trial, set to take place at London’s High Court, will see Harry and former Labour deputy leader, Lord Tom Watson, present their case against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information-gathering and invasion of privacy.
While Harry returns to his homeland, Meghan will stay back with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, having not set foot on UK soil since September 2022 for the late Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
This news follows a recent report suggesting that Meghan’s once-close relationship with King Charles has dwindled to virtually nothing.
An insider alleges that there is now zero contact between them, and a “sticking point” in Charles’s relationship with Meghan and his youngest son Harry has been the Duke’s decision to sue the UK Government for withdrawing his taxpayer-funded official police security.
Kate Mansey wrote for The Times: “Harry’s decision to sue the King’s government in the King’s courts is the sticking point, I am told. Harry is challenging a decision by Ravec, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, which decides what security is provided for the royal family and other VIPs.
“The royal household is represented on the committee and would have had a seat at the table when the decision was made to remove Harry’s automatic right to police protection in Britain.”
The expert also noted that: “It places the King in a tricky position because Harry has been granted leave to appeal. Until the case is concluded, there is little Charles feels he can say to his son. As for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, there is no communication with the King and Queen.”
This is a stark contrast from the warm relationship Charles and Meghan once enjoyed, as Harry revealed in his explosive memoir Spare.
According to Harry, when Meghan and Charles first met they got on well, and his father was “impressed” by Meghan when they first met. “We talked about acting and the arts generally. What a struggle it could be to make your way in such a trade, Pa said. He had a lot of questions about Meg’s career, and he looked impressed by the way she answered. Her confidence, her intelligence, I thought, caught him unawares.
“And then our time was up. Pa and Camilla had another engagement. Royal life. Heavily regimented, overscheduled, so forth. I made a note to explain all this later to Meg. We all stood. Meg leaned towards Pa. I flinched; like Willy, Pa wasn’t a hugger.
“Thankfully, she gave him a standard British cheek-to-cheek, which he actually seemed to enjoy. I walked Meg out of Clarence House, into those lush, fragrant gardens, feeling exultant. Well, that’s that then, I thought. Welcome to the family.”
Harry’s return will coincide with Meghan launching her new Netflix series entitled ‘With Love, Meghan’ later this month. The launch date for the eagerly-awaited eight-part series is set for January 15, when viewers will see Meghan play host to friends and celebrities at a Californian estate, offering insights on cooking, gardening, and how to entertain guests.
The announcement comes just a day after Meghan made a comeback on Instagram for the first time in six years. Celebrities such as Mindy Kaling, Meghan’s former ‘Suits’ colleague Abigail Spencer, chefs Roy Choi, and Alice Waters, are among those featuring in the 33-minute episodes.
Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Productions have been involved in the production, and she has also bagged a role as an executive producer.
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