The Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working member of the monarchy in 2020

Prince Harry is edging closer to ‘rapprochement’ with the Royal Family as a key decision is set to be made regarding his level of security in the UK.

The Duke of Sussex was furious when the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) removed his 24-hour armed protection in 2020 after he stepped down as a working royal.

 

However, the Home Office requested a new assessment on the threat posed to the Duke – the first for five years.

The Duke lost a bitter legal battle against the Home Office in May over whether he was still entitled to taxpayer-funded police protection after stepping down as a working royal.

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Prince Harry is edging closer to ‘rapprochement’ with the Royal Family as a key decision is set to be made regarding his level of security in the UK.| GETTY

But the potential restoration of his security detail could pave the way for Harry and Meghan to spend more time in the UK.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News: “He wants to be over more often, he has made that clear. In what capacity, is less clear.

“He might come to visit friends, to visit the Spencers.

“So this could mark the beginning of a rapprochement.

“The implication was that the security reason was the main reason for them staying away from Britain.”

Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working member of the monarchy in 2020. | GETTY

Harry said in the bombshell sit-down interview last year that it would be ‘impossible’ to bring Meghan and his children back to the UK after losing a legal challenge over the withdrawal of his security detail.

The prince added that he still loved the UK ‘despite what some people in that country have done’ and added that it was ‘really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland’.

However, the restoration of Harry’s 24-hour armed police protection could encourage the royal to bring his children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, across the pond.

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At present, Harry is required to inform the Met Police 30 days prior to arriving in the UK, with each visit reviewed on a case-by-case basis. | GETTY

That could allow them to spend some time with their grandfather, King Charles, who has not seen them since Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022.

If the prince’s security detail is fully restored, then the expense would be covered by taxpayers whenever Harry is on British soil.

At present, Harry is required to inform the Met Police 30 days prior to arriving in the UK, with each visit reviewed on a case-by-case basis.