Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might decide to move back to the UK one day despite their ongoing feud with the Royal Family, a former royal butler claims.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from The Firm in January 2020 and moved to California with their two young children, Archie and Lilibet.
They have only returned to the UK a few times since they left for the States including when Harry made a fleeting visit back home to attend his father's Coronation on May 6 before flying home that same day.
However, King Charles' former butler, Grant Harrold, the Duke of Sussex claims that the royal couple may decide to buy a property in the UK in case Harry decides he wants to visit more often.
The 45-year-old told the New York Post : "I'd never say never, it's always possible that one day he might want to come home, it's possible that he might buy [a property] here if he wanted to come over [more] and Meghan didn't want to come over.
"Meghan doesn't really have any family here as such, all her family are in the States and that's where Harry has decided he wants to set up his home."
Mr Harrold, speaking on behalf of Oddspedia, added that Harry is "always going to have an association with the UK" and will never "totally want to cut that off".
The ex-butler explained: "He'll want to have that association with Britain just in case one day he does want to come back and I don't think Harry will want to sever ties."
Speaking of the chances of the couple back to Britain together, Mr Harold claims it is "very possible" but admitted that they do currently "seem happy in the States".
Last year, a royal expert claimed that Harry and Meghan might still return to the UK to help modernise the Royal Family.
Author and journalist ex-Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Tina Brown told Andrew Marr on LBCS' Tonight that the couple were a "huge asset" as The Firm looks to modernise their image in the future.
She explained during the interview on Thursday: "They were a huge asset as a couple to the royals and I think they actually, they really needed them.
"I mean, they were the face of, you know, younger, connecting to the young of England.
To have a woman of colour in the Royal Family was, you know, a wonderful thing for the connection to a more diverse nation.
"So there was a need to have them back, I think. There is a need, I think, to have them back."
Harry and Meghan shocked the world in January 2020 with a bombshell statement on their Instagram page which announced they would be stepping down from their royal duties and would become "financially independent".
Their statement read: “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution.
"We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.
"It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
"We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages."
The couple also discussed their son Archie in the statement and their plans to raise him with an "appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born".
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