A Daily Express poll has found that 94% of readers do not believe Prince Harry should regularly return to the UK, dealing a significant blow to his reported plans.
The poll, which ran from 7am on Tuesday, August 7, until 3pm on Wednesday, August 19, recorded 3,654 votes against the idea, with just 5% (201 voters) saying he should make regular trips. Only 43 respondents said they did not know.
Poll results and reader reactions
Readers shared their reasons for voting. One person wrote: "It's a NO from me. Harry made his bed, so he must lie in it. We have a working Royal Family; Harry is not part of it." Another commented: "No! He should return and stay permanently with his family." A third reader added: "Asking these questions over and over again won't change the result…He's not wanted back under any circumstances at any time." Another said: "I don't much care so long as we don't pay for his 'protection'."
Harry's recent UK visit and plans
Reports are circulating that Prince Harry is keen to make a return to the UK. He made a five-day trip back in July to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games, sparking debate about whether he could come back more permanently. On that trip, he was joined by his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The Sussexes met with King Charles and Queen Camilla, who hosted them at Highgrove House. The monarch reunited with his two youngest grandchildren for the first time since 2022.
A source close to the prince has revealed that Prince Harry is following "the way the wind is blowing", and that he will want to be in the UK "more and more".
Expected return and charity commitments
Harry is expected back on British soil as early as September for a week-long stay focusing primarily on his charity commitments. During that same recent stay, the Sussexes made a visit to Princess Diana's burial site at Althorp, where young Lilibet was seen carrying floral tributes. The Duke is now pivoting his focus back to his royal patronages following his high-profile £50million High Court defeat against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
