Prince Harry may use his visit to the UK next week to spend time at Balmoral, according to his former royal butler Grant Harrold.
The Duke of Sussex is due to attend the World Child Awards on September 8, which coincides with the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, Mr Harrold said he believed the Duke of Sussex would welcome the chance to return to Scotland.
“I think Harry would probably love to spend time at Balmoral. This is just my view,” he told GB News at his book launch, located at The Rubens at the Palace.
Prince Harry could visit Balmoral as King Charles pushes for ‘peaceful resolution’
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“I think he would love to go up there and be on the farm in his element. I just don’t know with everything that’s gone on, because it could be awkward.”
The former butler, who worked for King Charles for seven years when William and Harry were younger, said he expected the King would be keen to see his son.
“What we’ve seen is speculation that he’s going to see his father,” he explained. “But the fact that the King, you know, it was a month ago when the advisers all got together, so there’s something going on, there’s definitely something going on.
“I know what the King’s like, he likes everyone to be happy. He likes everyone to get on. So you can guarantee the King without question wants it resolved.”
Prince Harry last visited the UK in April for his court case
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Mr Harrold stressed that reconciliation did not necessarily mean Harry would return to royal duties, but that Charles would want a positive outcome nonetheless.
“Even if it doesn’t mean Harry comes back into the Royal Family how he used to be, I think the King will want some sort of peaceful resolution,” he said.
“It’s not impossible. That would be a very clear indication that things are definitely going in the right direction.
“But I do think he will. I think he will. I think if his father wants to see him, then he will see him. That’s what I think, and what we’ve seen recently is definitely signs that it could happen.”
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The Duke of Sussex last visited the UK in April for his appeal against a High Court ruling on whether he was entitled to armed bodyguards paid for by the taxpayer. He did not meet the King on that occasion.
If Harry were to make the journey to Balmoral, it would mark the first time he had joined the Royal Family at the Scottish estate since stepping back from royal life in 2020.
Mr Harrold added that Balmoral remained a place where members of the family could come together informally, away from the pressures of public duty.
“It’s Harry’s kind of place,” he said. “It’s where they can just be themselves.”