The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated back to the UK in August with their two children and, for a few weeks, were hardly seen or heard. However, over the last few weeks, the couple have come out of their shells, with an interview Harry gave to GQ airing this week in which the prince addressed family "drama" between him and his brother, Prince William.
While Harry's team have claimed the comments made were not directly aimed at his royal relatives, many would disagree. Now, a royal commentator has said that actions such as Harry's recent interview, as well as his and Meghan's last public appearance in Nottingham, could result in their UK return being short-lived.
Expert warns of unpopularity
According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, their actions are making them unpopular in Britain. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Express, Fitzwilliams said: "We know how traumatised Harry was and undoubtedly still is by his mother's tragic death. He finds interviews about trauma therapeutic, like the GQ interview.
"It was also released on the first day of the state visit of the Sultan of Oman, which was unhelpful to the royal family, just as the publicity over his and Meghan's quasi-royal visit to Nottingham overshadowed the King's opening of the Welsh Assembly, although it was a public relations success despite tiny crowds."
Echoes of past interview
Talking about Harry's recent interview, Fitzwilliams said: "There are echoes here of his angry interview on the BBC after he lost his court battle over security in May 2025. The lengths of both are unusual, too.
"If he does want some form of reconciliation, he needs to shut up, and he and Meghan should stop using the press, which they affect to despise, to build the profile of their brand. Otherwise, their stay in Britain may be far shorter than they anticipated; the polls show they are unpopular and conducting what appears to be some sort of guerrilla war against the Royal Family. Doing what they like when they like it may have a shorter shelf life than they imagine.
"Few will listen to GQ for all 42 minutes to discover he thinks vulnerability is strength. What about reliability and what about trust?"
Harry on family reconciliation
The Royal Family have not commented on Harry's recent interview, which aired on the same day as the Sultan of Oman's state visit to Windsor. In the interview, Harry was asked whether he grieves the relationship he had with his father and brother, which has been rocky over the last few years.
The duke said: "Yes, of course. I think from a family perspective, again, another massively relatable issue for so many people: sibling disagreements, broken relationships between kids and their parents, kids and one parent.
"That continues to come up with me the whole time with people that I speak to, so I know how relatable it is. People may look at us and go, 'How are you gonna work it out? Maybe that will help me work my stuff out.'
"Some people don't want it to work out. I want it to work out. With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile—that's the key point. [...] Scars stick around forever.
"But what your perception is, and what your mindset is, is to let go of the things that have happened in the past. That's something that I would encourage everybody to do: If there are certain things from the past that are still affecting you every day, that's harder to let go of. But, for me, there's enough drama in the world and enough drama in people's lives to continue with issues with family."
