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Matthew Dresch

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce surprise UK visit amid royal family feud

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced a surprise visit to the UK next month.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will also visit Germany as part of their trip to support “several charities close to their hearts”, their spokesperson said.

The couple will travel to Manchester for the One Young World Summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on September 5.

The Duchess of Sussex is a counsellor for the organisation, alongside Justin Trudeau, Sir Richard Branson, and Jamie Oliver, among others.

They will then head to Germany for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year to Go event, before returning to the UK for the WellChild Awards on September 8.

Their visit to the UK will be the first time they have been back in the country since the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in early June.

A spokesperson for the couple said: “Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to visit with several charities close to their hearts in early September.”

Harry and Meghan will visit the UK next month (Getty Images)

The couple introduced their daughter Lilibet to her great-grandmother during their last visit to the UK.

Queen Elizabeth spoke with the Sussexes, Page Six reports, but Harry and Meghan found the Platinum Jubilee celebrations "difficult", a royal expert claimed.

Tina Brown, royal author, appeared on Lorraine in June as she spoke about the Sussexes decision to come to the Jubilee celebrations to mark the Queen's 70 year reign.

Harry and Meghan attended one of the Jubilee events, but weren't present at the rest of them and the royal expert has claimed it must have been tough for Harry to watch on from the sidelines.

The couple were last in the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations (Getty Images)

"It was great that they were able to introduce Lilibet to the Queen. I'm sure that everyone wanted that to happen. But it clearly was uncomfortable that they were there but not really present. It was awkward," she said on the ITV show.

The Duke and Duchess have met with the Queen on a handful of occasions so far in 2022 in a bid to rebuild bridges - although each meeting was fairly brief.

In April, Harry visited his beloved grandmother in a secret visit as he travelled to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.

The Mirror previously reported how Harry could return to the UK for a new role when his dad Prince Charles takes the throne, his former police protection officer has claimed.

The couple only attended one of the Jubilee events (Getty Images)

Speaking on an upcoming episode of the Mirror's Pod Save the Queen podcast, Ken Wharfe, a former police protection officer who worked with Harry and William when they were boys and the late Princess Diana, said he didn't believe Harry would see out his days in California.

And he revealed he thought Harry could return to his homeland for a new role, possibly without Meghan.

When asked if they would ever come back to the UK to live, Ken, who has written a new book called Diana: Remembering the Princess, replied: "Personally I do and I base that on gut reaction really. I just cannot see them forever more living in California.

"It's clear to me that Harry is not quite a fish out of sea - I mean he is getting involved in charitable work and he has these attachments to Netflix and other companies but quite where they'll end up we don't know

The Sussexes introduced their daughter to the Queen during their last visit (Getty Images)

"But I just think his involvement with his military charities - quite how he runs that on the other side of the Atlantic, I don't know.

"But I just have this feeling that he could well be back in a new role, with or without Meghan - I honestly don't know.

"But to answer your question, I do think he will be back in some form as part of his father's plan for trimming down the monarchy because within the next decade that is going to happen."

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