Speculation of 'reconciliation' as Prince Harry prepares to travel to UK

Prince Harry has security concerns about his family's scheduled trip to Britain next week. (Reuters: Valentyn Ogirenko)

Prince Harry is due to make a rare visit to Britain with his family next week.

It would be the first time in four years the Duke of Sussex has travelled to the UK with his wife and children.

A family spokesperson says Prince Harry "continues to explore every available option" to make the journey happen, amid security concerns.

Prince Harry says he is still trying to bring his family to Britain next week, despite concerns of a "frenzy" as paparazzi attempt to snap rare photographs of his children.

The Duke of Sussex, his wife Meghan, and their two children had planned to travel to the United Kingdom together for the first time in four years, but are reconsidering the trip amid security concerns.

Their request for taxpayer-funded police protection was rejected by British authorities, although a representative of the Sussex family said the prince "continues to explore every available option to enable the visit to proceed safely and to give his children the opportunity to enjoy the UK".

Prince Harry, Meghan, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, four, live in California. They have been offered accommodation on a royal estate during the visit, which comes with existing security. However, the issue is how to protect the family when they go elsewhere.

"There will be a frenzy of: Where are they landing? Where are they going first? Where are the staying? What will they be doing while they're here?"

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex survey Bondi Beach during their visit earlier this year. (Pool: Jonathan Brady via Reuters)

Ms Hagan said paparazzi would be "desperate" to capture images of the children's faces, which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have always tried to shield from public view.

The Duchess of Sussex's social media accounts feature many photographs of Archie and Lilibet from behind.

"There definitely will be a frenzy to see them, to see Harry, and Meghan, and to see the four of them and to get those first pictures of Harry's children, Princess Diana's grandchildren," Ms Hagan said.

Just over a year ago, when the duke lost a legal challenge for guaranteed security protection while he is in the UK, he made his feelings about future visits to his home country clear.

"I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point," he told the BBC in May 2025.

His visit next week is timed around commitments as founder of the Invictus Games, an international multi-sport event for wounded, injured and s