Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been invited to spend Christmas in the UK with rarely-seen family members – but a royal expert has warned the move would be ‘odd’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might be planning a festive return to British soil this year, with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in tow.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have received an invite from Harry’s uncle, Charles, Earl Spencer, to join the Christmas celebrations at Althorp House. If Harry and Meghan say yes to the invite, it would be Meghan’s first major trip back to the UK since she was here for the late Queen’s funeral in 2022. Despite the invitation, it’s not a sure bet that the Sussexes will choose to spend their Christmas in the UK, as they haven’t celebrated the holiday here since 2018.

Harry, who is still in a legal battle with the UK Government over security funding, having expressed concerns about safety for himself, Meghan, and their children on British turf.

And now Jennie Bond, the ex-BBC royal correspondent, has explained that if Harry and Meghan do take up the Spencer family’s reported Christmas invite, it would go against everything Harry has been saying about his security worries in the UK. She reckons it would be quite “odd” for the Sussexes to head over to the UK for the holidays, especially with Harry’s legal fight still unresolved.