Prince Harry urged to return to UK despite William's 'tough view' over 'betrayal'
Royal experts have advised that Harry's best career move would be to return to the UK
Prince Harry is facing growing pressure to consider a return to the UK, even as tensions with his brother Prince William remain unresolved.
The Duke of Sussex has spent the past few years forging a new life in America with Meghan Markle. But recent controversies, including a reported clash with William during Remembrance Week, have reignited scrutiny.
Prince Harry’s ‘best decision’ would be to move back to the UK
Earlier this month, Harry’s team announced he would travel to Canada to mark the Remembrance period with veterans. The announcement came just minutes after Prince William kicked off his much-anticipated trip to Brazil for the annual Earthshot Awards.
Although Harry’s spokesperson insisted the palace had been informed, a source disputed this claim in an interview with The Times.
According to royal author Tina Brown, Harry and Meghan’s American dream has soured. Speaking to the New York Times, she said bluntly that Harry has become “just some guy doing PR gigs”.
She claimed Harry had hoped Meghan would be his guide in the outside world, but “now they are sort of pariahs everywhere”.
Brown argued that while America was meant to offer freedom and financial independence, it hasn’t turned out that way.
Despite this, she believes Harry is very good at being a prince, praising his natural charisma and connection with young people. But, she warned, it may be too late.
“It looks more and more as if Harry’s best decision would be to find a way to come back to England. But it gets harder and harder as the years go by.”
And reconciliation won’t be easy, she warned.
“William is going to be the decider of that,” she said. “I think [he] has a very tough view of the whole situation, which is that the betrayal of Harry is not something that can be remedied.”
Harry’s touching words about Britain
Meanwhile, Harry recently penned a reflective 647-word essay titled “The Bond, The Banter, The Bravery: What it means to be British,” which some saw as a nostalgic nod to the UK.
“Though currently I may live in the United States, Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for,” he wrote, fondly recalling pubs, clubhouse banter, and British humour.
Despite Harry and William’s frosty relationship, Harry briefly met with King Charles in September, marking their first in-person meeting in over a year. Their private conversation reportedly lasted just 55 minutes.
Shortly afterwards, Harry gave an interview to The Guardian. The duke insisted his “conscience is clear” after publishing his memoir Spare.
But security remains a major obstacle. In May 2025, Harry admitted he was “devastated” after losing a legal bid to restore his UK police protection.
Speaking to the BBC, he revealed the king “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”. He added: “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” Harry also said at the time.
Many still question whether Harry’s bridges with the royal family can ever be rebuilt. But growing signs suggest the duke may be reconsidering his future.
However, it seems a return depends not just on Harry’s willingness but on William’s forgiveness.
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