Harry and Meghan offered stay in ‘royal estate’ for first family UK visit in four years

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visit the sitting volleyball section of the fifth edition of the Invictus Games in The Hague on April 17, 2022.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to return to the UK for a visit next month (Picture: AFP)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been offered accommodation on a royal estate for their first family visit to the UK in four years.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will arrive next month with their children, Archie and Lilibet, seven and five.

The family may stay in royal accommodation from July 6 for as long as two weeks.

This will be the first time King Charles has seen his grandchildren in person since 2022.

The BBC reported that the Sussexes had yet to respond to the invitation and that it was unclear which of the royal estates had been offered.

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Harry has previously turned down requests to stay at Buckingham Palace due to concerns over his security.

The prince is using the visit to mark a year before his Invictus Games is set to be hosted in Birmingham.

Last year, he lost a legal battle against the Home Office over his right to police protection, after he argued his birth status made him a target.

(FILES) Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan hold their baby son Archie as they meet with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (unseen) at the Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town on September 25, 2019. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their children are to make their first family visit to Britain in four years, it was reported on June 17, 2026. (Photo by HENK KRUGER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be accompanied by their son Archie (pictured), now seven and daughter, Lilibet, five (Picture: AFP)

His visit will include a series of events to mark 12 months before the July 2027 Invictus Games for military personnel.

The Duke of Sussex visited his father at Clarence House last September, their first meeting since 2024.

He spoke of a desire for a ‘reconciliation’ with the Royal family in an interview last year.

This visit will be the first time the whole family has come to the UK since they attended Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

A source close to Harry told Daily Mail the Duke wanted to use the visit to show his children his ‘homeland’ and the ‘wider family’.

They said it had been a ‘real point of great sadness’ for Harry not to have been able to take his wife and children to the UK, but that safety had to come first.

(FILES) Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (R) and his wife, Meghan Markle embrace at The Invictus Games in The Hague on April 16, 2022. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their children are to make their first family visit to Britian in four years, it was reported on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT
The visit will also include a series of events to mark one year from the Invictus Games, to be held in Birmingham in July 2027 (Picture: AFP)

However, other royal sources suggested the visit would present challenges following Harry’s words against the Firm both in interviews and in his memoir Spare.

The Sussexes do not know the King’s engagements for July as he doesn’t share his schedule with them.

Another source said there were concerns the visit could distract from the King’s work and reignite discussions surrounding ‘personal family dynamics’.

Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the prospect of the King meeting his son and grandchildren.

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