Prince Harry will want to show his two children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, where he grew up in the UK, as a decision on his UK security looms. The Duke of Sussex was last seen in the UK in September, where he had a short reunion with his father, King Charles.
Harry will be returning to the UK this month as he prepares for his High Court legal case against Associated Newspapers Limited, which is expected to start on January 19, but this will be without his family. But the Prince is still awaiting the outcome of his security review.
A source said: “There will be all kinds of considerations, like the children’s school and other commitments. But if the security is sorted, that would open up the door to come back more with his family and bring the family over more. He’s been clear on that.”
As reported by the Times, they added: “His desire is to show his kids where he grew up and the UK. If security is sorted, he’ll want to sit down and think about what does that look like? How should we show up? We’d all hope for and love that to happen.”
It was previously reported the decision was “nailed on” for Harry, but a source familiar with proceedings said: “I have no idea what the RMB (risk management board) recommendation to Ravec (the Royal and VIP executive committee) will be, but what I do know with certainty is that neither does anyone else, since they are still undertaking the review.”
“On that basis, claims that a decision is already ‘nailed on’ seem more like an attempt to manipulate the media into manifesting an outcome from what will be a fair and rigorous review, but one that is very much still ongoing.
“Whoever is behind them must not realise how transparent and counter-productive to proper process that is.”
Prince Harry’s dispute with the Home Office over the provision of automatic police security ended in defeat in May 2025, before writing to the Home Secretary in September requesting a review of his protection, which was authorised.
This month, Harry is heading to the High Court over historical allegations of phone-hacking and unlawful activities against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
ANL has previously characterised the claims against it, including phone tapping, bugging private homes and cars, maintaining it has done nothing wrong.