Prince Harry's royal return 'ruled out' after taking aim at two senior royal members
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "unlikely" to be welcomed back into the royal fold as he has still not been forgiven over the contents of his memoir, an expert said.
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Prince Harry's attacks on Prince William and Queen Camilla in Spare mean his return to royal life has been "completely ruled out", according to a royal correspondent.
Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2020 and have revealed many details about their time in the Firm since, with his autobiography taking particularly harsh aim at his brother and stepmother.
In Spare the Duke of Sussex called Camilla a "villain" and accused her of leaking stories to the press, while he described an altercation he had with William that turned physical back in 2019.
Royal expert Valentine Low told The Sun that Harry and Meghan have said "so many things about William, about Camilla, about his own father" that any kind of return seems unbelievable.
He added: "Prince Charles as he was then was absolutely behind that. It's not as if the Royal Family was divided in their views."
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The Prince rushed back to the UK to see the King after learning about his cancer, leading to some hope of a royal reconciliation even if William will be harder to convince.
Harry reportedly even offered to take up some temporary royal duties if needed, although any suggestion of this was shut down immediately by Buckingham Palace.
Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl cited a source, saying: "The idea of Harry coming back to the UK to carry out engagements on behalf of the King is highly, highly unlikely.
"There is a carefully mapped out contingency plan in place if the king is unable to carry out public-facing engagements over the coming months, and none of these involve Prince Harry."
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The source added that both Prince William and Harry are "barely speaking" and the "idea of William wanting Harry to come back and represent the firm is both laughable and unthinkable".
When the King is unable to carry out his royal duties he has his Counsellors of State to call on, which traditionally include the monarch's spouse and the next four adults in line to the throne.
This would usually include Harry, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice, however rules were changed to allow Princess Anne and Prince Edward to take on the responsibility in addition.