Prince Harry lands in UK "expecting an apology" from the Royal Family

Prince Harry is returning to the UK "just as angry" with the Royal Family as he was when he left with Meghan Markle six years ago, insiders have claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sparked hopes of a royal reconciliation after they landed back in the country last week, with a private jet believed to have belonged to the couple spotted at Birmingham Airport. Commentators have suggested it is time for a "reset" with the couple, who left in 2020 amid a royal rift with other members of the family, namely the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Friends of the Duke have now reportedly told he has returned with guns blazing and "expects an apology" from Buckingham Palace officials while he is also said to be mounting a security challenge to the Government.

Speaking to The Mail on Sunday, the source said friends have been catching up with the Prince since his return to the UK, and have been surprised by his mood. The source said: "Friends who caught up with Harry were expecting to hear noises of contrition and humility.

"Instead, there will be no imminent mea culpa from Harry by the sounds of things. Far from it, in fact. He is still in that Oprah mindset.

"They were agog to hear he still feels angry with members of the Royal Family, is still frustrated by the ’men in grey suits’ who surround his father, and still expects an apology." Harry previously hit out at "men in grey suits" in 2025, when he was reportedly furious at what he saw as a campaign by unidentified Palace officials to sabotage reconciliation attempts with his father.

The object of his ire was said to have been hostile briefings to newspapers following his departure to the US, with a source saying the Prince and King’s relationship was a "matter for them only".

The Prince is also reportedly furious with the organisation that provides security for the royals and other British VIPs. He is said to have accused the head of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) of having failed to inform him about a threat from al-Qaeda in 2023.

The Sunday Times reports that Harry’s legal representatives have written a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, asking her to take a personal role in the decision over his and his family’s security protection.

The letter accuses RAVEC’s then chair of having not communicated intelligence indicating a threat to Harry when he was living in the US. Lawyers for the Prince claim the FBI informed the team of intelligence suggesting senior figures in al-Qaeda had circulated information on a private Telegram channel referring to the Duke’s assassination.

The information is said to have been passed through the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, of which Britain is a member, but that Harry’s security team only received the information from American officials.

The Times cited a source close to the Prince, who said: "His security team cannot even carry a cricket bat as a means of defence — all they’d have is angry rhetoric and their physical strength if someone attacked him or his family. With his return home, the game has changed: the first duty of a government is to protect its citizens and that includes Harry, his wife and his children."

"It’s not about the role he has here — it’s about the risk he and his family face, and he cannot simply stop being the son of the King.”

The Home Office under Mahmood has ordered a further review of the risks facing Harry, Meghan, and their young children Archie and Lilibet since their return to the UK. But people close to the Prince have reportedly said he is becoming increasingly concerned over whether RAVEC can impartially assess the security requirements.

The Daily Mirror has contacted Harry and Meghan’s representatives for comment.