Prince Harry is planning to jet back to the UK as part of a bold move to reconcile with the Royal Family, an insider has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex wasn’t invited to this year’s Trooping the Colour, missed an opportunity to see King Charles during his recent visit in May, and was left off the guest list for the Duke of Westminster’s nuptials.
And, having watched from the US as sister-in-law Kate Middleton made her long-awaited royal return for the King’s birthday, Harry is now reportedly planning to take action.
A source told Closer magazine: “He can’t believe it’s come to this, and he’s now saying he’s going to fly over and force them to face him. He’s still a prince, after all; they’re still his family, and whether they like it or not, he’s refusing to just be cast aside.
“He continues to be heartbroken and confused by the way he’s being treated by the royals. It’s as though he doesn’t exist anymore.”
The rift within the Royal Family was deepened after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, where they made allegations of racism and mistreatment.
In the controversial sit-down, Meghan claimed there had been a falling out with Princess Kate over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress, which resulted in tears before the Sussexes’ wedding in 2018.
Following the explosive Netflix series, Harry and Meghan, which aired the alleged frostiness from Kate towards Meghan, Prince Harry doubled down in his 2023 tell-all book, Spare, alleging that Kate was “grimacing” over lip gloss.
In the latest scandal to rock the royals, Meghan found herself under fire last week for launching a new line of dog treats for her brand American Riviera Orchard on the same day Kate stepped back into the limelight.
Harry and Kate’s relationship has also suffered, despite their famously similar sense of humour. That was underlined when Kate cheekily gifted Harry a “grow-your-own girlfriend” kit at Christmas?
The source spilled that Harry is heartbroken over his strained ties with his once “beloved” sister-in-law, finding it “incredibly difficult” to accept such a situation, to put it mildly.
The same insider shared: “He continues to be heartbroken and confused by the way he’s being treated by the royals. He’s not getting updates on his father or Kate’s health, and even basic communications are pretty well non-existent.”
It appears that Harry feels like he’s become invisible to the family, with the source adding: “It’s as though he doesn’t exist anymore.”