Prince Harry admits heartache over Archie and Lilibet's lost ties to the UK

Prince Harry has made a heartbreaking confession about what his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are missing out on by not visiting the UK. 

The Duke of Sussex, 40, opened up about his deep sadness earlier this month after losing his appeal over taxpayer-funded security arrangements, which he says now prevent him from safely bringing his family back to Britain.

Following the court’s decision, Harry sat down for an emotional interview with the BBC where he revealed he does not foresee a time when he could return with Meghan Markle, 43, and their two young children. 

“I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point," he admitted, citing serious concerns about their safety.

In a heartbreaking 10-word admission, Harry added: "The things that they’re going to miss is, well, everything." 

The duke also shared his personal feelings of longing for his homeland, saying: "I miss the UK, I miss parts of the UK, of course I do. I think that it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland."

While Harry himself has made several trips back to the UK since stepping down as a senior royal in 2020, Meghan and the children have only visited once, during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. 

Archie, born in the UK in 2019, spent the first few months of his life in Britain, but Lilibet, born in California, has barely experienced the country her father still considers home.

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