As news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s return to the United Kingdom continues to send shockwaves through royal circles, a friend of the Duke of Sussex is sharing the emotional reason behind the move.
Six years after stepping back as senior royals and relocating to the United States, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are officially heading back to the U.K. According to reporting by The Telegraph, the couple is set to return to Britain later this month, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet already enrolled in a British school as the family prepares to settle into a private, non-royal home.
Although initial speculation about the sudden shift centered on a Meghan career pivot, one of Harry’s friends claims the true motivation is far more personal. The Duke of Sussex reportedly wants his children to have roots in his homeland as he continues to mend fences with the royal family.
Archie Manners told GB News, “I am in no doubt that the primary motivator of this move is the King’s health.” He added that Harry has had a “human reaction” to his estrangement from his father, King Charles, who revealed a cancer diagnosis in 2024.
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He told the news outlet there could “probably” be “some regret on both sides of that.” Manners concluded that Harry may have come to the “realization that one day he’ll get a call saying daddy is no longer with us and he doesn’t want to have had bad blood beforehand.”
In the years since moving to the United States with Meghan and making a new life in Montecito, California, Harry has returned to Britain less than a dozen times. He has taken solo trips for court battles, Invictus Games events, and Charles’ coronation, along with brief family visits.
With Meghan, Harry returned to his homeland for Queen Elizabeth‘s funeral. The couple returned in July 2026, when they visited Highgrove House with their children to meet with King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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However, royal watchers do not know the extent of the personal communication between Harry and Charles in these past six years. Additionally, there have been no formal statements from his older brother, Prince William, about the status of his relationship with his younger brother.
In the past, the Duke of Sussex shared that he wants to reconcile with his family. The BBC reported in 2025 that Harry is hopeful they can move forward.
“There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,” Harry stated. “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight anymore, life is precious.”
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