Prince Harry faces a dilemma ahead of his return to the UK as Meghan is ‘rethinking’ their trip to London.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were potentially returning to the UK for the Invictus Games 10th Anniversary Service in May.
However, a source has claimed that the Duchess of Sussex has changed her mind and is no longer comfortable taking their family to London over safety fears.
The source said: “It's now got to the point where Meghan doesn't want to come to the UK with the children. She just doesn't feel safe.
A source has claimed that Meghan does not feel safe returning to the UK
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“Both Harry and Meghan were planning to come to the UK, but when the exact time and date of their appearance [at the Invictus ceremony] were made public, she started to rethink that idea.
“The situation is now about whether the family should attend with increased security or Harry should go to it alone.”
St. Paul’s published the exact date and time of the Invictus event on their official website increasing the security risk for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
It comes after Prince Harry lost a court case over his police security when he returns to Britain meaning that he does not receive the “same degree” of protection as when he was a working royal.
Meghan and their children did not join Harry on his most recent trip to the UK
PAThe Duke of Sussex was fighting a 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection in the UK.
The source added that Harry told his wife Meghan that he doesn’t want to “keep making solo trips to the UK.”
They said: “He would prefer it if the entire family made regular visits to see his family and build bridges, but there is so much going on behind the scenes that it just isn't possible at the moment.”
The source told New magazine: “Harry and Meghan are planning a fifth birthday party for Archie at their Montecito home on May 6 and were then going to fly over to the UK on a private jet the following day.
Prince Harry recently lost a court case over his police security in the UK
Getty“They were going to attend the Anniversary Service, followed by a few more days in the UK, so the children could meet with members of the Royal Family.”
The Invictus Games 10th Anniversary Service is listed on St. Paul’s website for May 8, however, there have been no public announcements about the event.
Prince Harry travelled to the UK shortly after his father, King Charles, was diagnosed with cancer in February.
However, Meghan and their children, Archie and Lilibet, stayed at home in California for the visit.
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Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet did not visit the UK in 2023 PAAnother source has claimed that Harry “wants to spend more time in the UK with his family and doesn’t feel comfortable doing that until his security has been secured.”
The source said that Harry recognises the risk to his security after sharing sensitive information in his book Spare.
In his memoir, the duke admitted to killing 25 Taliban fighters while he was a soldier in Afghanistan.
The source told the Daily Express: “That’s why his team were so adamant about keeping his whereabouts on a need-to-know basis. Whenever he’s appeared at events in the UK in the last few years, there have been last-minute announcements due to this very reason.”