King Charles is considering offering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a huge olive branch when they return to England.
The Sussexes could be invited to Balmoral, the King’s “most personal residence.”
Prince William is “strongly opposed” to the idea due to an ongoing feud with his younger brother.
Prince Harry is returning to England for the Invictus Games, and rumor has it Meghan Markle—and potentially their kids—will be joining. And as for whether the couple will spend time with the royal family, all signs point to yep. Oh, and King Charles is apparently extending a huge olive branch: his personal home in Scotland, Balmoral.
balmoral castle, the royals’ scottish home
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“This is Charles’ most personal residence,” a source tells Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop. “Offering Harry and Meghan time at Balmoral is an enormous gesture. It signals trust, forgiveness, and a genuine desire to heal.”
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The couple would be invited to stay during “select family gatherings,” and the idea is dividing the rest of the family. By which we mean Prince William.
“William is strongly opposed,” an insider says. “He believes it’s too much, too soon — and fears it could reopen wounds that have barely begun to heal.” Meanwhile, Charles “knows time is precious. This is about family, not protocol.”
This news comes amid reports that King Charles might offer Meghan and Harry use of his beloved country estate, Highgrove House, when they’re in town, with a source telling Daily Mail (via The Express) “There’s a good chance that they will stay at a royal residence during a U.K. stay that includes Invictus events if the current thaw in family relations continues.”
Guess we’ll see what happens!
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘damned if they do, damned if they don’t’ after ‘unfair’ backlash
Kate Thomas
Sat, 28 February 2026 at 4:36 pm GMT+7
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “damned if they do [and] damned if they don’t”, according to royal expert Russell Myers.
The Mirror’s royal editor made a guest appearance on HELLO!’s A Right Royal Podcast to discuss the latest royal headlines and his new book William and Catherine: An Intimate Inside Story, and shed some light on the public backlash surrounding the Sussexes’ two-day humanitarian visit to Jordan.
Speaking to our hosts in the latest exclusive episode, which you can watch in full below, Russell revealed: “I kind of feel with Harry and Meghan that they’re damned if they do, they’re damned if they don’t. They have a profile. It’s still big business for charities and organisations around the world who will want to work with them.
Prince Harry in a dark blazer and white shirt and Meghan Markle smiling in a white trouser suit
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Jordan visit has dominated headlines this week (PA Images via Getty Images)
“But the issue with going to Jordan, is that it is pretty much in the royal family’s backyard. The royal family have a really close relationship with the Jordanian royal family. We’ve just seen William in the Middle East as well.”
Criticism is ‘largely unfair’
Harry and Meghan, who stepped down as working royals in 2020, travelled to Jordan this week after an invitation by the World Health Organisation’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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The aim of their visit, which comes in the wake of Harry’s uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest – and subsequent release after 11 hours in police custody – on suspicion of misconduct in public office, was to engage with Jordanian leaders and senior health officials, meet WHO teams, visit frontline health and mental health programmes and meet World Central Kitchen staff coordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman.
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Royal expert Russell Myers believes the Sussexes are ‘damned if they do, damned if they don’t (PA Images via Getty Images)
Russell branded the criticism levied towards the pair, who have raised eyebrows with the visit due to their status as non-working royals, as “largely unfair”, revealing that people should consider the bigger picture and their important mission.
He elaborated: “I think some of the criticism is largely unfair. They are there with the World Health Organisation. They’re not there economically and they’re not there to promote a Netflix series.
“Maybe they are. I mean, I don’t know if they’ve got a camera crew following them. Perhaps they are, but what they are doing is they are still using their profile for public good. So I think people need to calm down a little bit.”
