{"id":1188910,"date":"2026-09-06T02:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1188910\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:48:20","slug":"prince-william-derailed-after-prince-harry-meghan-markles-shock-return-to-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1188910\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William \u2018derailed\u2019 after Prince Harry, Meghan Markle\u2019s shock return to UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Prince William has reportedly been left reeling after his estranged brother Prince Harry\u2019s shock return to the UK with wife Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s return from California has been interpreted by some royal commentators as a peace symbol between the brothers, New Idea is reporting Prince Harry remains \u201cjust as angry\u201d with the royal family since he fled to the US in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThere will be no imminent mea culpa from Harry by the sounds of things,\u201d the source told <a class=\"css-hwy1qg-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newidea.com.au\/royals\/prince-william-derailed-development-prince-harry\/\">New Idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3mk41m-StyledText eze0guv9\">Sign up to The Nightly&#8217;s newsletters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1r9pdr5-StyledSubText eze0guv8\">Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>By continuing you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/thenightly.com.au\/subscription-terms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sevenwestmedia.com.au\/privacy-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cFar from it, in fact. He is still in that Oprah mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Reports say the hostility is causing Prince William to feel \u2018unsettled\u2019 by the move, with the presumption he will be forced to \u201ckeep a watchful eye\u201d over Harry and his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThere\u2019s a sense that William is going to have to be watching over his shoulder the whole time,\u201d the insider said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know what his brother is going to spring on them all next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThis was meant to be a happy time for him. Catherine is doing well and George is just about to start Eton [College]. This has just derailed them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">It\u2019s already being reported that Meghan and Harry are worried the move \u201cwas a mistake\u201d as the stress of uprooting and relocating their two children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, takes its toll.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/88ad177342de8e2e39ecaf6ac4e33ee656b35952.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Credit: Unknown\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThey\u2019re up to their necks in moving boxes while dealing with all the negative headlines and the very mixed reception they\u2019re getting,\u201d the source told new Idea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThere\u2019s so much still to manage back in Montecito. . .The eight-hour time difference between Los Angeles and London is making everything more complicated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThen there\u2019s the uncertainty over how things are going to go with the royals, and the British public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The \u201cfinancial pressure\u201d is building on the couple also, despite the rumour the move is being funded by billionaire Ian Wace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThey spent a fortune to fly there by private jet because of the dogs \u2013 it was worth it to them because their dogs are part of the family \u2013 but it was another huge expense,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William has reportedly been left reeling after his estranged brother Prince Harry\u2019s shock return to the UK&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1188911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448,26],"class_list":["post-1188910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-royals","tag-royal","tag-royal-families","tag-royal-family","tag-royals","tag-world"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117221820364901227","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1188910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1188911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1188910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1188910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1188910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}