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Prince Harry will likely be “welcomed back” to the UK as the British public still find him “charming and engaging”, a royal commentator has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex has seen his popularity in Britain massively drop ever since quitting his royal duties and moving to the US in 2020 with wife Meghan Markle.
Harry has been making sparse trips back to his home country, mainly to attend events for causes that are close to his heart.
Last year, the duke was reportedly looking to buy a house in Britain, after being evicted from his UK base – Frogmore Cottage – but his search has been severely impacted by his ongoing battle with the Home Office regarding his security arrangements while in the country.
But now royal expert Jennie Bond claimed that the prince has not “burned all his bridges with the British public” and there may be a way back for him.
She told OK!: “I don’t think Harry has burned all his bridges with the British public. There’s something about Harry that remains quite charming and engaging.
“His many attacks on his family will never be forgotten… but perhaps they can eventually be forgiven, by enough people, anyway to make him welcome here.”
However, the expert pointed out that the duke may not want to return to his previous life “in any shape or form”.
She explained: “He is forging a different way of ‘service’ as he puts it… and that’s the path I think he will continue on while Meghan pursues more commercial activities.”
It comes as the Duke of Sussex embarked on a solo tour in New York, London and Southern Africa in recent weeks to promote causes and charities that are close to his heart.
Harry made a series of high-profile engagements in New York without the duchess during UN General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week.
He also travelled to London to attend the WellChild Awards.
The duke then travelled to work on his charity Sentebale.