Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – who moved to the US after stepping back from royal duty in 2020, have a big plan to return to the UK, according to a royal author.
Tom Quinn – author of Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle – believes the couple may have plans to return to the royal fold in the future.
Speaking in the To Di For Daily podcast, Quinn said that because Charles is more of a ‘moderniser’ than the Queen, he may approve of them carving out a part-time royal role back in the UK when he is in charge.
The Queen previously vetoed that suggestion, with a statement from Buckingham Palace saying in February 2021: ‘The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service.’
Quinn added that an anonymous ‘insider’ had told him: ‘Meghan and Harry believe that when the elder royals die – in other words, Elizabeth – they may well be able when Charles is King, be able to come back and be the part-time royals that they really wanted to be.
‘So that they would be six months [being] working royals and six months in the States or wherever doing their own thing.
‘That was something that Queen Elizabeth absolutely said couldn’t happen, but I think Meghan and Harry are hoping that Charles, Harry’s father after all, will be more of a moderniser and will say to them, “Okay, if you want to be part-time royals, that’s fine”.’
The expert added that he doesn’t think the Duke and Duchess of Sussex want to spend their whole time in the States, and not be part of the Royal Family, and that despite the apparent rift, he believes Harry wants to ‘find a role’ within the Firm.