Meghan Markle Wants to be ‘Royal Again’ as U.S. Fame Fades

Meghan Markle may be preparing for a dramatic return to the United Kingdom — but one royal commentator claims her reasons have little to do with repairing family relationships.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, is expected to accompany her husband, Prince Harry, when he travels to England during the week of July 6 to promote the countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.

While Harry, 41, reportedly views the visit as an emotional homecoming, commentator Mark Dolan claims Meghan sees the trip as a carefully calculated career move.

According to Dolan, Harry misses his family, his former royal duties and life in Britain. Meghan, however, allegedly wants to remind the world that she is still a duchess as her celebrity power in the United States begins to cool.

“I think that Harry wants to come back to the UK because he misses his family,” Dolan said during an appearance on Matt Wilkinson’s The Royal Exclusive podcast.

“He misses his royal activities, and he misses England. He misses the UK.”

Harry is scheduled to attend several events connected to the Invictus Games, including a reception in London marking one year until the international competition begins.

The trip could also offer Harry another opportunity to reconnect with his father, King Charles III, whom he has reportedly seen only twice since 2022.

But Dolan believes Meghan’s motives are far more strategic.

“For Meghan, it’s business,” he claimed. “I believe that Meghan is pathologically transactional, and so I think this trip is strategic for her.”

Dolan argued that Meghan may see the return as an opportunity to revive her royal image at a time when her American brand is reportedly struggling to maintain momentum.

“I think Meghan sees a return to the UK as a chance to recalibrate those royal credentials, to go back to the royal well so she can be ‘Duchess’ again, because that’s fading in the U.S.,” he said.

He also suggested the couple may want very different things from their relationship with Britain.

“I think it’s emotional and nostalgic for Harry, which I think is, by the way, a big tension within the marriage,” Dolan added.

Harry and Meghan stepped away from their roles as senior working royals in 2020 and moved to California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Following their stunning royal exit, commonly known as “Megxit,” the couple signed a series of high-profile deals worth millions of dollars.

Their agreement with Spotify later ended, while their Netflix partnership produced the explosive 2022 documentary series Harry & Meghan.

The series included several damaging accusations about life inside the royal family.

One of the most controversial moments came when Meghan recalled learning that she would need to curtsy before meeting Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan demonstrated the curtsy with a deeply exaggerated bow as Harry sat beside her looking visibly uncomfortable. The scene sparked fierce backlash, with critics accusing her of mocking royal tradition.

Now, Meghan could be preparing for her first visit to England since attending the late Queen’s funeral in September 2022.

Her possible return has already fueled speculation that she wants to reclaim some of the royal glamour she once enjoyed before leaving palace life behind.

The trip is also expected to reignite the bitter debate over security for Harry and his family.

Harry has repeatedly argued that he does not feel safe bringing Meghan and their children to Britain without official police protection.

However, Dolan claimed Princess Diana’s former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, believes the Sussexes’ security demands may have more to do with status than actual danger.

“He said there’s no way the U.K. authorities or the King would allow Harry to come to harm while he’s in Britain,” Dolan said.

According to Dolan, Wharfe suggested Harry may miss the visible signs of royal importance, including flashing blue lights, police escorts and helicopters.

“It’s the status that comes with royal armed protection that Harry, burdened with the self-image of being ‘the spare,’ wants,” Dolan claimed.

Neither Harry nor Meghan has publicly confirmed that Meghan will make the trip or responded to Dolan’s accusations.

But should the Duchess return to British soil, all eyes will be watching to see whether the visit becomes a genuine royal reconciliation — or Meghan’s bold attempt to put the “royal” back into her fading Hollywood brand.