Prince Harry will return to Great Britain as he is set to attend St. Paul's Cathedral on May 8 to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Invictus Games, and currently, there seems to be no planned meeting with the royal family nor the presence of his wife Meghan Markle.
Harry returns to London (but without Meghan Markle): the cryptic statement and new hypotheses
The relationship with the family
The couple had distanced themselves from the royal family in 2020 when they decided to give up their royal titles and move to America. The last time Prince Harry was spotted in London was in February when King Charles III announced to the world that he had cancer.
The meeting with Kate
Recently, Kate Middleton has announced to the world that she has a tumor, and at the moment a reconciliation between Prince Harry, William, and Kate seems impossible despite this situation. Tom Bower stated to MailOnline: "I'm sure he will not see Kate. But to reaffirm his royalty and titles to enhance his brand, he will make a huge effort to be seen visiting his father, the king." According to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams: "Katherine is undergoing preventative chemotherapy and, given the depth of the fracture, it seems unlikely. The only hope for reconciliation is that it happens privately, and we will not know." However, some believe that there has actually been a first phone contact between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with the Princes of Wales soon after Kate announced she had a tumor.
The absence of Meghan Markle
Harry and Meghan were invited to Nigeria by the country's chief of defense staff who met Harry in Germany last September at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf to take part in "cultural activities" for an unofficial royal visit. Meghan revealed in 2022 that she found out she was 43% Nigerian after taking a test. Speaking on her podcast Archetypes to Nigerian-American comedian Ziwe Fumudoh, she said: "I will start digging deeper into all of this." Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said that, as Nigeria hopes to host future Invictus Games and Meghan's ancestral ties to the country, it makes sense for the couple to make the trip.
An Invictus Games spokesperson confirmed that the Duke of Sussex will participate in the Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday, May 8, to celebrate ten years since the games were created as a sports event for military and veterans, but it is not yet clear if his wife Meghan Markle will join him, indeed her presence at the event has not been mentioned. Some believe she might not be present since two days later it will be their son Archie's birthday.
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