While Harry and Meghan decided to leave royal life on their own terms, this time, Harry must fix what’s broken himself. It’s time for him to leave his plush life in the US, return to the UK, sit down with his family, and sort things out. Don’t bring your wife – and don’t bring your children.
Of course, Harry being away from his children for however long it might take to rebuild the bridges burnt with the likes of King Charles and Prince William isn’t ideal. But the idea that Harry would take his children without the promise of the state-funded security currently being denied them is highly fanciful.
The Duke of Sussex, remember, has already lost a High Court challenge to have his previous police protection reinstated, though he did win the right to appeal for it to be reviewed again.
Nonetheless, taking Archie and Lilibet with him to the UK would not be fair. First of all, they are still very young, and disrupting their everyday lives wouldn’t be fair.
Not only that, but the fact that the British paparazzi press would be all over them wouldn’t make things easier, and though Arhcie and Lilibet might not know exactly what “royal” might means – by all accounts they’ve had a sheltered life in Montecito – it makes no sense to give them their first taste of fame by having cameras flashing in their faces 24/7.
Archie & Lilibet will thank their father in the future
As mentioned, Harry, of course, wants what is best for his children. As things stand, with all that the prince has gone through, especially with his father and brother, can he put all his energy toward being a good father without confronting his past?
If Harry returns to the UK and settles his differences, the space and time away from his children and wife could be a way for him to heal personally. In the long run, it might help him grow as a person and father.
Finding proper meaning and looking at life from another perspective—one where he puts his children first—could be a game changer for Harry. He might not be the only active ingredient in this Royal Family feud, but he and his children are suffering for each year it rumbles on.
With their interviews, the Netflix series, and Harry’s book, Spare, it can be easily contested that the Sussexes have burdened their children. It’s now time for the Duke of Sussex to grow up, end this farce once and for all, and make his children’s relationships with their UK-based family his top priority. If he travels to the UK alone and makes things work, I’m sure Archie and Lilibet will thank their father a thousand times in the future.
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