Prince Harry will fly back to the US shortly after his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral – because he doesn’t want to be separated from his pregnant wife Meghan Markle for too long.
The Duke of Sussex has no plans to spend much time in the UK after Saturday’s service.
His wife, who is expecting their daughter in the early summer, was not allowed to accompany him on prescription. And we have been told that Harry will soon be returning to California to be reunited with Markle and their young son Archie.
While it is not known what visa Harry is on – or whether he applied for his green card – under current guidelines, under current guidelines, he will have had to apply for a National Interest Exception to travel home for the funeral, a senior said. immigration attorney us. However, exceptions have also been made for those married to US citizens.
He will also have to abide by COVID rules when he returns to the US. Current guidelines state that all visitors to the country must pass a negative test within three days of travel.
It’s the first time Harry has returned to the UK since he and Markle left royal life last year. And it will be the first time he sees his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, his father Prince Charles, brother Prince William, sister-in-law Kate Middleton and the rest of his family since last March.
Markle had desperately wanted to join her husband and made every effort to conclude the trip, sources told us. The fact that she’s not here means Harry has to face them all alone after the couple made explosive claims about their divorce from the Royal Family to Oprah Winfrey last month.
During the interview, Harry Winfrey said that despite everything, he still has great affection for his brother.
“Like I said before, I love William very much,” he said. “We’ve been through hell together and we have a shared experience, but we’re on different paths.”
Harry is currently quarantined at Sussexes’ home in Windsor, Frogmore Cottage, where his cousin Eugenie and her family live. He flew a scheduled British Airways flight – accompanied by security – to London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday.
A representative for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment.