{"id":2362567,"date":"2026-04-07T14:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2362567"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:48:27","slug":"prince-harry-was-reluctant-to-leave-the-royal-family-new-book-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-was-reluctant-to-leave-the-royal-family-new-book-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry was \u2018reluctant\u2019 to leave the royal family, new book claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity-profile\/celebrity\/profiles\/prince-harry-481-article\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince Harry&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong> reportedly wasn\u2019t thrilled to leave royal life behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <strong>Hugo Vickers<\/strong>\u2018 new book, <em>Queen Elizabeth II<\/em>, the Duke of Sussex was \u201creluctant\u201d about his and <strong>Meghan Markle\u2019s<\/strong> 2020 exit from The Firm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the <em>Suits<\/em> actress hinted that she was struggling behind the scenes during a 2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zo9G91QWMQs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">interview<\/a> with journalist <strong>Tom Bradby<\/strong>, the Sussex family fled to Canada for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vickers claimed that upon Harry and Meghan\u2019s return to England, he was \u201ckeen to discuss a way forward with <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPrince Harry went to Sandringham for the meeting and was told it was either all in or all out. He returned to Canada \u2014 reluctantly out,\u201d the author wrote in a passage obtained by <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/royal-family\/in-marrying-prince-harry-bit-off-more-than-he-could-chew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Page Six&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Page Six<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January 2020, the couple announced they would be leaving their roles as senior members of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAfter many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,\u201d Harry and Meghan in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music in 2020. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe intend to step back as \u2018senior\u2019 members of the royal family and work to become financially independent, whilst continuing to fully support Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her Majesty publicly responded in a message which read, \u201cAlthough we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as family while remaining a valued part of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the years following Harry and Meghan\u2019s move to America, tensions with their relatives across the pond flared after the pair spoke out against The Firm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite tensions between the two parties, the 41-year-old reportedly wants to fix his relationship with his family and bring his two children to his homeland.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Prince Harry leaves court as privacy case continues in 2026. By: MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GfZvzg84UZWJPFbNOhPyzA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/bc466be3cf461c61e12a401f50e3a104\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prince Harry leaves court as privacy case continues in 2026. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe\u2019s not given up hope on bringing his family back to the U.K.,\u201d a second source told <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/prince-harry-king-charles-sandringham-invite-visit-summer-n973zjq9s?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfmCauqe4imPVjCjnLkpSlXsQDO_KOrxuiNwRedJs2JLiA_iMMBmAbZvjgVFb8%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69ca8189&amp;gaa_sig=b7PaYPvD68FQnuq_cAJid0AUxMWcaokCC1-NUDE96I6uTMB0ThLZssrnFaS8DcqyZQTqsQqsTXtNOhELiMJxew%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\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 U.K. much more,\u201d the insider claimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry reportedly wasn\u2019t thrilled to leave royal life behind. According to Hugo Vickers\u2018 new book, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Sussex was \u201creluctant\u201d about his and Meghan Markle\u2019s 2020 exit from The Firm. After the Suits actress hinted that she was struggling behind the scenes during a 2019 interview with journalist Tom Bradby, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2362568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[22702,23067,22730,24085],"class_list":["post-2362567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-family","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry","tag-queen-elizabeth-ii"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prince-Harry-was-\u2018reluctant-to-leave-the-royal-family-new.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2362569,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362567\/revisions\/2362569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}