Prince Harry is currently embroiled in a legal battle over his security arrangements when in the UK – and one expert believes the fight and one pal’s comments about it give a glimpse into his future plans

Prince Harry may have set up home in California with Meghan Markle – but speculation persists about his future and spending time in the UK.

While Meghan and their children have not visited Harry’s homeland in almost three years, the Duke of Sussex has made several fleeting visits for charity appearances and family events, including the memorial of his late uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes. Harry has said he cannot bring his wife and children to the UK as it does not deem it safe as they are no longer entitled to automatic police protection when in the country – and the Duke is currently embroiled in a legal battle to get this reinstated.

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Recently, a pal of Harry’s told Hello magazine that when it comes to the case, Harry’s goal is ‘simple’ adding: “He wants to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country and so he can help his patronages and their important work.”

And speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, royal correspondent Bronte Coy says the cryptic comment gives a glimpse into Harry’s future plans in the UK. She explained: “A lot of things have changed in the past five years and it’s entirely possible that, with some reflection, there’s a big part of him wondering if there’s a way to bring the UK back into his life.”

She added: “When they left, they left in such a passionate blaze of glory – they were so disheartened and bruised by the situation they’d had back here.

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“With all these things, once the dust settles and the emotion gets taken out of it a bit, the reality is he loves his home country – he talked about it in his memoir. After a few years, he probably just very much misses it. After a few years, he probably just very much misses it.”

It was previously reported the security issue has caused a deepening of his estrangement from his father the King, with a source telling PEOPLE: “Harry is frightened and feels the only person who can do anything about it is his father.” However, the publication points out that a palace source has explained Harry’s security situation is not in the hands of the King.

Harry took legal action over the February 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) which ruled he would no longer be given the “same degree” of publicly-funded protection when in the country. Ravec’s decision came as a result of a change in the duke’s ‘status’ after he stopped being a “full-time working member of the royal family “, a judge was told.

During a hearing at the High Court, it was told that Harry believes his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet cannot “feel at home” in the UK if it is “not possible to keep them safe” there. At a previous hearing in the case, in a written statement, Harry said: “It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020. The UK is my home.

“The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home, as much as where they live at the moment in the United States. That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil. I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”