By Molly Claire Goddard
6:06am PDT, Aug 30, 2025
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Could
Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle make amends with the royal family? According to expert
Kristen Meinzer, there is hope for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to reconcile with
King Charles III and resume their duties with the firm. However, it can only happen if two conditions are met…
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Kristen Meinzer suggested that if King Charles III is willing to allow
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to serve the firm while also pursuing their personal passions — and if he also restores their security detail, which they lost when they retired from their official duties in 2020 — they could return to the royal fold. (The late
Queen Elizabeth II declined their original request.) "Charles is not his mother. If he arranged for their duties to have both some flexibility and a great deal of safety, I think Harry and Meghan would certainly consider accepting the opportunity," Meinzer said in an
interview. "I think Harry would love to return to the U.K., at least part-time. He wants to spend time with his U.K. friends and family. He wants his wife and children to know and love his homeland. That's why he's been trying so hard to reinstate the security that Charles took away. He wants to spend time there, but he wants to do so safely."
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Kristen Meinzer also alleged that
Prince Harry didn't want to stop serving the royal family entirely when he left England in 2020. He reportedly wanted to carve out roles for himself and wife Meghan Markle similar to those of his uncle,
Prince Edward, and his wife,
Duchess Sophie. Unfortunately, Queen Elizabeth II was not amenable to the plan. "Harry has repeatedly said that it was never his intention to completely surrender his senior royal duties," Meinzer said. "In a perfect world, he and Meghan would have been able to do what Edward and Sophie did early on in their marriage and pursue their own passions while also serving the crown. But the Queen did not grant Harry and Meghan the same opportunity, nor did the institution treat the racism Meghan faced with the seriousness it warranted."
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Kristen Meinzer pointed out that there are signs King Charles III is open to
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returning to the royal fold. For example, the monarch has left the couple's former U.K. residence empty in their absence. "Considering they renovated Frogmore Cottage to their specifications, paid for all the renovations out of their own pockets and signed a multi-year lease on the property, I think it's safe to say that it was always their hope to make the Cottage their U.K. home," she said. "Of course, we know that Charles terminated that lease, with the plan of putting
Prince Andrew there, but he's never followed through on that plan. So, I do hope it would someday be Harry and Meghan's, should they want it."
