Prince Harry hopes to bring Meghan Markle and their children back to England within weeks — but there’s still no chance he will see his estranged brother, Prince William, sources told Page Six.
Harry, 41, is set to arrive in July to promote his Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham next year — and he desperately wants to bring his family over to see his father, King Charles.
However, the prince’s security fight with his homeland’s government is still not fully resolved, we’re told, despite his hopes the UK Home Office would finally sign off on taxpayer-funded, armed security for his wife and children.
Meghan Markle posted a sweet photo with Princess Lilibet on Instagram to celebrate her 5th birthday last week, calling her “our dream girl.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex / Instagram
Princess Lilibet was born in the USA and has only been to the UK once, back in 2022, when she met her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex / Instagram
As multiple sources have told us, Harry is keen to reconcile with the royal family.
He was still persona non grata, however, at his cousin Peter Phillips’ wedding to Harriet Sperling this past weekend. Harry was not invited to the celebration, we have confirmed, while William was joined by wife Kate Middleton and King Charles and Queen Camilla also attended, as did Princess Beatrice and a pregnant Princess Eugenie.
While Harry would love to bring Markle, 45, and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, back to his homeland, sources stressed that no firm plans have been made and matters are first focused on the Invictus event.
Harry is set to attend a “one-year-to-go” countdown celebration for the games, scheduled for July 10–17, 2027.
Markle posted photos last month of herself wearing mouse ears during a family trip to Disneyland in California, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilbet. Meghan/ Instagram
There have been reports the prince does not have his brother’s phone number; however, we’re told this is “nonsense.”
But he has not seen William since the the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. William, sources said, remains furious over Harry’s tell-all memoir, “Spare,” in which he slammed both his brother and his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton.
Markle has spoken openly about her time living behind palace walls, claiming she was left in tears and suffered racism.
This would be her first time back in her husband’s homeland since the queen’s funeral.
The last time Markle was in the UK was for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, joining the rest of the royal family including Prince William and Kate Middleton. Getty Images
Despite their issues, William invited Harry and Markle to join him and Kate to meet mourners at Windsor Castle following the Queen’s death in September 2022. Getty Images
Archie, 7, was just an infant when he left the UK for a new life in Montecito, California. Lilibet, 5, has only been to the UK once, in June 2022 for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Both children have barely met their grandfather, King Charles, and sources said Harry would love to rectify this.
Harry has pleaded for armed protection when visiting the UK, telling the BBC last May that he was “devastated” to lose a legal challenge over his security.
“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” he admitted.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew over to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022, just three months before the monarch’s death. Getty Images
In January, the Daily Mail cited government sources saying his security would be approved, adding, “It’s now a formality. Sources at the Home Office have indicated that security is nailed on for Harry.”
But Harry and his lawyers have yet to have an update from the Home Office, sources confirmed.
We have reached out to Sussex reps for comment.
With or without his family, as of yet there is no agreed time for Harry to meet with his dad, we’re told.
Harry, seen with King Charles and William in 2014, says he would love to reconcile with his family. Sources called reports he no longer has his older brother’s phone number “nonsense”. Getty Images
The brothers have been estranged for years following the release of Harry’s memoir, “Spare.” POOL/AFP via Getty Images
He last saw Charles, 77, in September 2025, in London for tea.
“There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,” Harry told the BBC last year, adding he had now “forgiven” them.
Referring to Charles’ illness, Harry said he did not “know how much longer my father has left.
“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious,” he added, saying that security had “always been the sticking point.”
Although we told that Harry believes his father could overrule the government on the issue, sources previously told us it was not a matter for Charles and his courtiers.