Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should leave time to attend to family matters on their upcoming trip to the UK, a royal expert has said.
It was revealed today that the Sussexes are to visit the UK next month for the first time since returning for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The couple will head to Manchester for the One Young World Summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on September 5. The Sussexes will then head to Germany for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year to Go event on September 6, before returning to the UK for the WellChild Awards in London on September 8 where Harry will deliver a speech.
At the Queen's Jubilee celebrations, the couple kept a largely low-profile and it came amid a feud between them and several royals including Prince William, his wife Kate and Prince Charles.
And now according to royal expert Ingrid Seward, it's important that Harry and Meghan try to seek out time to spend with their royal relatives in a bid to ease any tension.
Ingrid, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, told the Mirror: "Harry and Meghan’s September trip to the UK and Europe will have been carefully planned.
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"With Frogmore Cottage as their home base, they can bring three-year-old Archie and one-year-old Lilibet with them without too much problem.
"The working schedule the Sussexes have announced is not too taxing and includes visits to Manchester for the One Young World Summit and Dusseldorf in Germany for a prelude to next year's Invictus Games and then back to London for the Well Child Awards.
"None of this is difficult and should if they are sensible, leave space for important family matters.
"Finding time to see Harry’s grandmother the Queen whether it be at Balmoral or Windsor Castle is important. She might be 96 and be suffering from mobility problems, but she is still in charge.
"There is no way the Sussexes would want to upset her and making the effort to travel to Scotland if the Queen is still in residence, would go down well.
"Harry also needs to keep on good terms with his father, who will have Harry’s future in the palm of his hand should the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wish to return to England on a more permanent basis.
"I am certain they will not right now, but like many American/British families might choose to have their children educated in England.
"Apart from their bits of charity work while they are here Harry almost certainly has tax issues to sort out and then there are the endless litigations including the ongoing row with the Home Office over police protection."
Meanwhile, with Harry's potentially explosive memoir being released later this year, Ingrid also believes it's time for the prince to make peace with his relatives.
She added: "With the prospect of his controversial autobiography appearing at the end of the year and causing all kinds of family discord, Harry needs to make peace with as many people as he can, while he can.
"Whether or not that includes his brother Prince William is the question we all want answered. We may have to wait some time."
