Meghan Markle could ‘make UK return’ with children Archie and Lilibet this year

A royal commentator thinks Meghan Markle could make a return to the UK this year with her children, Archie and Lilibet.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, hasn’t reportedly been in the UK since Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral in September 2022.

It’s believed her children Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, haven’t visited Britain since June 2022, for the late queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations.

While Prince Harry, 41, has returned to Britain on a few occasions since then, his wife and kids have stayed behind in the US, where they live.

Reports have claimed that Harry could return to the UK this summer for an event marking the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games. But will Meghan join him?

Meghan Markle smiling in beanie

When asked if he thinks Meghan will return to the UK in 2026, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News‘ People’s Channel: “Yes, absolutely, I certainly do. I think she’ll also bring Archie and Lilibet. I mean, will they see the king? Yes, I would suspect they will.

“How often and for how long? This will get international news, and remember that all of this has been planned.

It’s been planned for a long time. But Harry is an exile. Exiles get very, very lonely, absolutely.”

There’s been no confirmation whether Meghan and her children will be returning to the UK this year.

However, Prince Harry is reportedly set to visit the UK in July for an Invictus Games event. Many will wonder whether Meghan, Archie, and Lilibet will join him.

The Duke of Sussex founded his beloved Invictus Games in 2014. It’s an international multi-sport event which was first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, both serving and veterans.

Harry was inspired to create the games after visiting the USA for the Warrior Games, which saw wounded and injured service members and veterans who had served their country take part in sports.

Harry saw how the power of sport could help wounded servicemen and women in their recovery.

Last February, the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games took place in Canada. Meghan joined her husband for a series of days of sporting events. It was the first edition of Invictus Games to feature winter adaptive sports.

Next year, the Invictus Games will make a return to Britain for the first time since its first event in 2014.

The games will take place in Birmingham, UK, between July 10 and July 17, 2027.

A spokesperson for Invictus Games said the royal family will receive invites to the games.

They said: “The Royal Family have been longstanding supporters of the Invictus Games since its inception in 2014, with The Duke of Sussex as the Founding Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation. While it is too early to confirm who will attend in 2027 as invitations have not yet been sent out, organisers of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 will issue invitations to members of the Royal Family in due course, and we would very much welcome their presence.”

Meanwhile, according to reports, Prince Harry wants his father, King Charles, to open the 2027 games with him.

A source told The Sun in January that the duke believes it would be a “dream to have his father by his side”.