{"id":4012,"date":"2024-09-04T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T12:57:28","slug":"if-prince-harry-does-have-secret-plans-to-return-to-uk-where-does-that-leave-meghan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/2024\/09\/04\/if-prince-harry-does-have-secret-plans-to-return-to-uk-where-does-that-leave-meghan\/","title":{"rendered":"If Prince Harry does have ‘secret plans’ to return to UK – where does that leave Meghan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-post-title” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Black Han Sans|700||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”46px” header_letter_spacing=”4px” custom_margin=”25px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Are Harry<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>Meghan<\/span> really coming back to the UK? Messages are mixed…<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Words by Nikki Peach
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They may have lived in LA since March 2020, but if the spate of recent reports are correct then Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s future in the US might be uncertain. Sources close to the prince have suggested that four years after he and Meghan stepped down from their roles as senior royals and fled the UK, Harry is thinking about moving back.<\/p>\n

Apparently, according to a report in The Times, the Duke of Sussex has been in talks with old friends and advisers about how to \u2018rehabilitate\u2019 his image in the UK. However, given that the couple didn\u2019t exactly leave quietly, it\u2019s likely that news of their potential return will be met with a mixed response.<\/p>\n

When Harry and Meghan left the UK in 2020 because of their increasingly fraught relationship with \u2018The Firm\u2019 and their alleged mistreatment by the British press it caused a whirlwind of controversy. In March the following year the flames were fanned when they sat down with Oprah Winfrey to offer their side of the story and to detail their negative experiences of being part of the royal family. In December 2022, the couple then released a six-part Netflix series giving further insight into their grievances with the royals, and in January 2023 Prince Harry published his memoir, Spare, where he spoke about his difficult relationship with his brother, Prince William, as well as his father, King Charles III.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, news that he might now want to return to the UK and repair these relationships will come as a shock to many. One friend has allegedly suggested Harry could adopt a \u2018zero fuss, zero publicity\u2019 approach and stick to mundane events and \u2018ribbon cutting\u2019 in a bid to win the public over. However, his recent 7% popularity rating in a UK YouGov opinion poll suggests this would be difficult. And what of Meghan, whose mother Doria lives in California, where Meghan herself was raised, and where she has been planning to raise their children Archie and Lilibet? The report doesn’t elaborate on Meghan’s feelings on the matter, but given she has been vocal about her deep unhappiness in the UK, as a result of her experience within the Royal family, one has to wonder if it could ever be a realistic option for them both.<\/p>\n

Even so, apparently Prince Harry is not short of friends who are presenting themselves to help him reestablish himself in the UK should he wish to, with the plan allegedly dubbed \u2018Operation Bring Harry In From The Cold\u2019.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

‘The plan is allegedly dubbed Operation Bring Harry In From The Cold’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

But what\u2019s so cold about California? As far as the British public are concerned, Harry and Meghan\u2019s departure, known as Megxit at the time, was their \u2018freedom flight\u2019 to a better life. Unfortunately, things haven\u2019t been straightforward for the couple in the States either.<\/p>\n

For one, they have just lost their head of communications, Christine Weil Schirmer, who had been working with the couple since 2020. She is the couple\u2019s tenth staff member to leave in three years. Not only that, but their chief of staff resigned just three months into his role, which suggests there are some fundamental issues within their operations.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the fact that the couple\u2019s lucrative Spotify deal, estimated to be worth $25m, was tanked after two years. Meghan\u2019s podcast Archetypes ran for 12 episodes and was not renewed for a second series. According to the Wall Street Journal, the couple did not meet the company\u2019s \u2018productivity benchmarks\u2019 and did not receive the full payout.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also Meghan\u2019s latest venture, a lifestyle brand called American Riviera Orchard, which is reportedly at risk of being abandoned after an unsuccessful trademark bid. Apparently, the products she wanted to trademark, including \u2018cocktail napkins\u2019, \u2018pans\u2019 and \u2018cooking utensils\u2019 were too broad and did not meet the rigorous trademarking requirements. A separate report claimed that the brand\u2019s launch, which had been due to happen earlier this year, was down to a struggle to find a CEO.<\/p>\n

In other words, Harry and Meghan have faced several obstacles since they moved to the US and their reputations with the American public are perhaps not as robust as they\u2019d anticipated. And yet, they may not be throwing in the towel as easily as has been suggested, as a source close to the couple insisted on Monday that they have no desire to come back to England \u2013 even if their future in the US remains unstable.<\/p>\n

\u2018Well-placed sources\u2019 told The Telegraph that the Duke of Sussex has \u2018no interest\u2019 in returning to royal duties in the UK. Instead, they suggest that Prince Harry\u2019s efforts to reach out to old friends in the UK and to repair his relationship with the King prompted speculation that he is keen to return, but there is no truth behind it.<\/p>\n

Instead, the sources claim that Prince Harry is happy and settled in California, despite the knocks he and Meghan have faced, and that he has an \u2018amazing\u2019 new set of friends and plenty of projects on the horizon. Perhaps, then, his reaching out to old friends is because of his upcoming 40th birthday on 15 September. He might be taking stock of his relationships and simply want to reconnect with those he has lost contact with in recent years, which, of course, may include members of his family.<\/p>\n

Last week, Prince Harry was in the UK to attend a service for the late Lord Robert Fellowes, the brother-in-law of Princess Diana, and reports stated that he and his brother Prince William did not speak during the service. Similarly, when Harry returned to visit his father King Charles after his cancer diagnosis in February, the visit reportedly only lasted 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

It’s clear that while these relationships remain unstable, so too does his security status \u2013 another reason why a permanent return to the UK seems unlikely for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Given that they are no longer senior royals, they are not entitled to state-funded security and automatic police protection. Prince Harry has stated that he will not bring his wife or their two children, Arthur and Lilibet, back to the UK without it and his legal battle with the Home Office over this matter is still ongoing.<\/p>\n

As such, rumours that Prince Harry and his family are thinking of returning to the UK remain unlikely, especially if Meghan is still content with their life in LA. It\u2019s possible, however, that as the prince approaches his 40th birthday he is seriously considering how he can stay in the US and repair his relationships \u2013 and his reputation \u2013 back in the UK too. Even if it’s currently unclear as to whether that would work or what it would look like in practise.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

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