Prince Harry is still holding out hope that his family will be able to visit the UK. Tayfun Salci\/ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n
Prince Harry would still love to bring his wife, Meghan Markle, and their kids back to the UK despite losing security protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not given up hope on bringing his family back to the UK,\u201d a friend of Harry told the Sunday Times<\/a> Saturday. \u201cHe wants to be able to show his children where he grew up. He wants them to know their family here. He really would like to come back to the UK much more.\u201d<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to Harry\u2019s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex, 40, has not brought his entire family \u2014 including wife Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4 \u2014 to Britain since 2022, when the Sussexes visited for Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s platinum jubilee celebrations.<\/p>\n A friend says the Duke pf Sussex \u201cwants to be able to show his children where he grew up.\u201d Alexi Lubomirski \/ Duke and Duchess of Sussex<\/p>\n Harry lost an appeal to regain his security detail while in the UK. NEIL HALL\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Markle and Harry then visited the UK again in September 2022, after Elizabeth passed away<\/a> at age 96.<\/p>\n The Prince had been appealing the UK government\u2019s decision to\u00a0strip him of his publicly funded security<\/a>\u00a0after he\u00a0stepped away from royal family duties<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0moved to the US<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. And the things they\u2019re going to miss, well, everything \u2026 I miss the UK,\u201d he told the BBC in May.<\/p>\n His wife, Meghan Markle, has not been in the UK since 2022.<\/p>\n Princess Lilibet has only been to the UK once. meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Sources say that the Prince and his aides now acknowledge that \u201cpressing the nuclear button\u201d on a public battle with the courts was \u201cnot the wisest idea\u201d and reportedly cost him more than $1 million.<\/p>\n He will reportedly pursue a \u201cquieter, under-the-radar approach,\u201d and the government should expect private \u201clobbying\u201d from the Invictus Games founder.<\/p>\n This week, Harry is expected in the UK for the WellChild Awards\u00a0but won\u2019t have any time to meet with his father, King Charles III.<\/p>\n The monarch, 76, has not seen his second-born son since February 2024, when Harry flew to London<\/a> for a 30-minute meeting with his father after the king announced his cancer diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n Harry told the BBC that he missed the UK. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n The Invictus Games founder will be in the UK this week\u00a0for the WellChild Awards.\u00a0 meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n After Harry lost his long-running battle over security for his family, he spoke to the BBC about his estranged relationship with Charles.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how much longer my father has,\u201d he shared. \u201cHe won\u2019t speak to me because of this security stuff \u2026 Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive lots of things. But I would love a reconciliation with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n