Meghan Markle and Prince Harry certainly aren’t close to the Royal Family, but that hasn’t stopped Harry’s uncle from reportedly inviting them to the UK for Christmas
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be set to return to the UK after they were invited to spend Christmas with the Spencer family, according to reports.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t spent the festive period in the UK since 2018 amid their bitter feud with the Royal Family. However, a source has said they received an invite to spend the holidays with Harry’s uncle Charles Spencer at Althorp in Northamptonshire, England.
If Harry and Meghan decide to take him up on the offer, it will be the first time Meghan has visited the UK since 2022. It’s believed the couple are yet to receive an invite to spend Christmas with the Royal Family.
A source claimed: “Charles [Spencer] has invited Harry, Meghan and the children to Althorp this Christmas. It’s far too early to say whether they will take him up on it, but the offer is there if they want it.
“There hasn’t been an invitation extended to Sandringham just yet, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be one forthcoming. It would be highly unlikely if there was an invitation extended [to Sandringham] and I don’t think they [the Sussexes) would take them up on it anyway.”
Speaking to The Express, the source suggested Harry and Meghan would prefer a more low-key celebration with the Spencers instead of the Royal family.
Harry is no stranger to Althorp House and is believed to have stayed there during his trip to the UK last week. The Duke of Sussex returned to his home country for the funeral of his uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes.
The funeral was also attended by Harry’s brother, Prince William, but it’s believed the estranged brothers kept their distance and sat apart at the back of St Mary’s Church. “William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance,” a source said.
Another mourner said: “I didn’t know they were there.” Speaking to The Sun, they added: “They arrived very discreetly.” William and Harry are believed not to have spoken since the Queen’s funeral in 2022, when they “barely exchanged a word”, Harry wrote in his bombshell memoir Spare.