Prince Harry's reported plans to bring Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK have reportedly been thrown into doubt following the latest developments surrounding his security arrangements.
The Duke of Sussex is said to have been hoping to introduce his children to their grandfather, King Charles, but concerns over security remain a major obstacle after his request for taxpayer-funded protection was not reinstated.
Royal commentator Robert Jobson told Newsweek that Harry's intentions were rooted in family rather than controversy.
"Harry's heart was in the right place," Jobson said. "He wanted to bring his children to get to know their grandfather, now they are old enough to remember it."
He added that King Charles would likely have welcomed the opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren.
"Charles would have wanted that too. A hug from grandchildren he has not seen since June 2022. But this is not a normal family. Everything turns on security. It always has," Jobson said.
According to the royal expert, Harry's concerns as a father are understandable given the outcome of his legal battle over security.
"Harry lost his court fight over protection in 2025," Jobson explained. "He asked for the risk to be reassessed. He learned days later that the answer was no. A father who then refuses to expose his children is doing what most fathers would do."
Jobson also suggested that the current situation stems from decisions made when Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
"King Charles asked him, long before he left, whether he had thought it through. Harry believed protection would follow as a matter of course. It did not. The obstacles in his path now flow from the deal he chose in 2020," he said.
