Prince Harry will bring Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to Britain, should his personal security be granted, a royal correspondent has claimed.
The children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not been seen in the UK since 2022, and have only met King Charles a handful of times throughout their lives.
Reports had claimed that Harry’s request for police security in the UK was “nailed on”, however, a government source has contradicted that.
Harry has claimed it would be “impossible” to bring Meghan and his children to the UK without security.
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond revealed: “Harry says the security issue has been the biggest obstacle in any reconciliation with his family, and the primary reason that he has not brought his family to see their grandfather and experience their heritage.
Jennie Bond has claimed Prince Harry will bring his children to the UK should his security review be successful
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“So, if that obstacle is removed, it seems reasonable to presume that he will bring Archie and Lilibet over here.
“And I think most people would be glad to see our old King reunited with the son he called his ‘darling boy’ and with the grandchildren he barely knows.
“But I’m less convinced that the public is ready for Meghan Part Two. She’s clearly happy at home in California and I can’t see why she would want to come to the UK and face possible hostility.
“So, perhaps in future we will see more of Harry and possibly the children.”
The duke is preparing to travel to the UK for a court case, with claims emerging that reinstating his police security was all but certain following a new risk assessment.
However, a source familiar with the proceedings claimed: “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.”
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If the review is successful, the likelihood of the Sussexes spending time in the UK is set to increase, Ms Bond believes that comes with its own issues.
She continued: “I don’t think that he will be taking on any royal duties here. The decision was made that you cannot be half in and half out.
“Personally, I think that was pretty harsh, however it is the way things are. And I think it would be a smack in the face to William, who has remained so completely loyal to his father and his duty, to allow Harry back as a working royal, even a part-time one.
“I think this decision, which looks pretty imminent, is a vindication for Harry. He has stamped his feet, complained to the government, taken matters to the High Court and publicly denounced its decision to deny his plea as a ‘good old-fashioned establishment stitch -up.’
“But I think it would be the correct decision to restore his security. As he has consistently argued, nothing has changed about the threat level he faces.
He is still the King’s son, still fifth in line to the throne and, most pertinently, still a former army officer who served and killed in Afghanistan. He and his family are obvious targets,” she concluded to the Mirror.
Harry is set to return to the UK later this month when his High Court case against Associated Newspapers Limited begins.
The Duke of Sussex will travel from his home in California for the trial opening, currently scheduled for around January 19
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The case is scheduled to commence on January 19.
The Duke of Sussex, alongside six other prominent figures, is pursuing legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims of unlawful information gathering spanning three decades.
ANL, which also operates The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, firmly rejects all accusations of wrongdoing.