Harry will be in the UK next month. That much is confirmed. He is attending a one-year countdown event for the 2027 Birmingham Invictus Games on July 10. The government has pledged up to £26 million to the Games through the Office for Veterans’ Affairs. King Charles, per a source quoted in the Daily Mail, believes Invictus is “a very worthy cause” and hopes it will be a success.
Meghan has not been confirmed. Whether she comes depends almost entirely on the outcome of a security review that has been ongoing for some time and has not yet concluded. The Ravec committee, which comprises police, royal, and government specialists, is conducting its first assessment of Harry’s request for state-funded armed protection in six years. A source told The Sun that “security is always going to be the deciding factor.” The review’s outcome was described as unlikely to be known before the end of Harry’s current legal case against Associated Newspapers.
What is known is that Harry’s last visit, in September 2025, came with police protection limited to specific events. Richard Eden of the Daily Mail reports that the same arrangement is expected to apply this time: protection for Invictus events, nothing guaranteed beyond that. The limitation is notable given that Harry’s years-long legal fight to restore full automatic protection, the kind afforded to senior working royals, has not succeeded.
Meghan’s last visit to the UK was for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022. Four years ago. She has not returned since, for any reason, including the coronation. If she comes in July it will be the first joint appearance of the Sussexes on British soil in the post-Elizabeth era, which is either a modest logistical decision or a significant development depending on how much weight you assign to geography.
The palace has not commented. King Charles supports Invictus. Harry is coming regardless. Whether Meghan and the children follow is a function of a committee decision that has not yet been made.
If the question of whether a man can bring his family to his home country depends on a security review that has been pending for six years, what exactly is being decided?
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