‘Heartbroken’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘planning UK trip’ to face Royal Family and repair relations

Prince Harry is reportedly planning to fly over to the UK and “face” the Royal Family as “desperate times call for desperate measures”

Prince Harry “can’t believe it’s come to this” and plans to “just show up” (Image: Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images for The Archewell Foundation)

Prince Harry is planning to “fly over” to the UK to patch things up with the Royal Family, a source has claimed.

It follows three recent snubs for the Duke of Sussex after he lost out on an invite to Trooping the Colour this month, failed to meet King Charles on his May visit and was “uninvited” to the Duke of Westminster’s wedding.

Having been forced to watch the King’s official birthday from the US away and reportedly being “upset and emotional” when he saw footage of Princess Kate, Harry has allegedly now decided to take action.

An insider told Closer magazine: “He can’t believe it’s come to this, and he’s now saying he’s going to fly over and force them to face him. He’s still a prince, after all; they’re still his family, and whether they like it or not, he’s refusing to just be cast aside.”

Harry is “heartbroken and confused” by the way he’s being treated by the royals (Image: Andy Stenning – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

They added: “He continues to be heartbroken and confused by the way he’s being treated by the royals. It’s as though he doesn’t exist anymore.”

Harry’s feud with the Royal Family began in March 2021 he joined Meghan in giving a controversial interview to Oprah Winfrey, in which they accused the royals of racism and bullying.

Meghan alleged that Princess Kate had made her cry during an argument about Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress prior to the Sussexes’ wedding in 2018.

It was followed by a bombshell Netflix series, Harry & Meghan, which revealed Kate’s “coldness” towards Meghan, something Harry reiterated in his 2023 memoir, Spare, by writing that she had been “grimacing” over lip gloss.

In a more recent controversy, Meghan last week landed criticism after unveiling a range of dog treats under her American Riviera Orchard brand on the same day that Kate returned to the public spotlight.

“incredibly proud” of Kate and “encouraged” that she “obviously has very good doctors” (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images))

Harry’s relationship with Kate has also suffered, despite the pair sharing a similar sense of humour and the latter once gifting him a “grow-your-own girlfriend” kit for Christmas.

The source claimed the fact he is unable to “bond” with his “beloved” sister-in-law in person is something he finds “incredibly difficult” to live with, to “say the very least”.

They said: “He continues to be heartbroken and confused by the way he’s being treated by the royals. He’s not getting updates on his father or Kate’s health, and even basic communications are pretty well non-existent.

“It’s as though he doesn’t exist anymore.”

Prince Harry dated his change of residency to the US to June 29 last year – the day he and Meghan Markle officially vacated Frogmore Cottage.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle no longer have an official residence in the UK (Image: GETTY)

Frogmore Cottage remains empty, one year after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially left the five-bedroom property.

While King Charles is widely reported to be trying to get Prince Andrew to move into the Windsor residence, a commentator noted the emptiness of the house is “symbolic”.

Appearing on the Royal Report programme on Sky News Australia, writer and broadcaster Esther Krakue said: “There is something symbolic about the fact that that house remains empty.

“People are saying this is representative of everything that could have been with Harry and Meghan and how they could have contributed to the Royal Family, but there are also questions whether actually it was ever meant to be.

“So people are saying, or there is some speculation whether the Royal Household could have done more to keep Harry and Meghan on side to prevent the acrimonious split that happened in 2020.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially vacated Frogmore Cottage in late June 2023 (Image: GETTY)

Ms Krakue then referred to the tell-all interviews released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they bowed out of the working Royal Family and the publication of Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare in early 2023.

The decision to share criticism and allegations against the Firm and its members, she said, “would suggest” that the presence of the Sussexes “in the fold could have risked more than having them outside of it and them releasing their version of the story in the way that they see fit in the way they currently have”.

The commentator also noted Prince Harry’s change of residency from the UK to the US was dated June 29, 2023 in filings on Companies House from his organisation Travalyst.

She said: “It’s very interesting that Prince Harry chose to date his official residency in the US as the date he was kicked out of Frogmore Cottage, I think he was trying to send a message and it was very symbolic, but the bigger message here is that it represents everything that could have been and is not and has been lost and potentially represents what actually should probably have never been.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are no longer working royals (Image: GETTY)