Harry and Meghan have finally realised their biggest mistake, but it may be six years too late. The couple, who left the UK in 2020, now find themselves irrelevant and in need of the Royal Family they once criticised.
The Reality of Their Return
England winning the World Cup would fill the nation's streets with joy, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle jetting back to Britain could empty them. All year, there have been teasing snippets of 'will they' or 'won't they', suggesting the Sussexes might return in July despite a legal row over personal security in the UK.
Both Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, are reportedly expecting a ticker tape parade, but it has been six years since Megxit. In that time, they have trashed the Royal Family and become irrelevant, according to opinion writer Chris Riches.
Why They Are Coming Back
The couple's return is not to mend bridges but to refill their financial reserves. Harry and Meghan hoped Hollywood would be a gold mine, and initially they struck rich with Netflix and book deals. However, in recent years, those ventures have not panned out.
Prince Harry now appears to be a man pleading for purpose, unlike when he was a newly-married working royal in London. He exudes the air of an actor playing multiple roles: the clown, the royal, the anti-royal, the political commentator, the disruptor, and the peace-seeking diplomat.
The Invictus Games Pretext
Harry, Meghan, and possibly Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are believed to be flying to the UK for the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games 2027 in Birmingham. This provides a pretext for Harry to sit down with his father and try to secure a deal to be 'half-in-half-out' working royals, similar to what he failed to secure under Queen Elizabeth II in 2020.
These recent faux-royal trips to Jordan, Ukraine, and Australia have been about showing the Royal Family that Harry and Meghan can represent them on the world stage while earning cash on the side with commercial deals.
The Royal Family's Stance
Right now, with the Epstein Files shining a light on Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the palace needs stability and zero controversy. Meghan and Harry hardly bring that.
The cruelty and bile in their TV interviews and Harry's autobiography 'Spare' targeted King Charles, Camilla, William, and Catherine. They would not have said such things six years ago before Megxit, but they screamed them from the highest mountain tops when they thought they were safe from consequences.
Now they have finally realised they need the very family they pilloried and humiliated. But that family does not need them anymore.
