Royal watchers are again dissecting Meghan Markle's motives after reports emerged that she and Prince Harry are planning a UK homecoming with their children, Archie and Lilibet, potentially as early as July. The suggested trip, which would mark the children's first visit to Britain in years, has raised immediate questions given Harry's long-standing insistence that it is unsafe to bring his family back without enhanced security.
The reported visit lands awkwardly against years of unequivocal statements from the Duke of Sussex about the risks of returning to the UK. In 2022, his legal team argued he 'does not feel safe' under current security arrangements. That position hardened in subsequent interviews. Speaking to ITV in 2024, Harry said 'it's still dangerous,' warning that it would take only 'one lone actor' to act on hostile media coverage. By May 2025, after losing a legal challenge over his security status, he told the BBC: 'I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point.'
