Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s UK return is ‘an admission of failure,’ proves they ‘need the monarchy’

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Key points

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documented return to the UK is less a royal reconciliation than an "admission of failure, " according to royal commentator Kinsey Schofield.
• One detail in particular is telling for Schofield: King Charles only learned regarding the noted move on Sunday.
• While Schofield acknowledges that "Harry has clearly made progress with his father, " she cautioned against conflating that relationship with his fractured relationship with older brother, Prince William.
• "Prince William stayed behind and carried the responsibility Harry abandoned, " Schofield observed, of the two once-close brothers.
• "A return to Britain is an admission of failure, whether Harry and Meghan are intellectually honest enough to admit it or not, " she remarked.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documented return to the UK is less a royal reconciliation than an "admission of failure, " according to royal commentator Kinsey Schofield. This person states the couple's decision proves they still "need the monarchy."

After years of publicly criticizing the institution they now apparently want to call home, schofield exclusively informed Page Six that she was stunned Harry and Meghan actually went through with aims to return.

"A return to Britain is an admission of failure, whether Harry and Meghan are intellectually honest enough to admit it or not, " she remarked. "They left Britain telling the world they needed freedom to thrive."

Schofield further explained that the couple should not expect the royal treatment when they arrive. "You cannot spend years insulting the establishment and then expect everyone to roll out the red carpet when California doesn't work out."

"I didn't think these two had the audacity to actually do it, " Schofield continued, arguing that the couple has become "deeply unpopular" in Britain while Harry continues to "pick fights" with the administration and British justice system.

"If this were the product of some great royal reconciliation, you would expect the King to have been part of the conversation, not simply informed once the decision had been made, " Schofield remarked.

"As far as William is concerned, I've seen absolutely nothing that suggests the fundamental trust issues between the brothers have been resolved." Schofield remarked.

"Prince William stayed behind and carried the responsibility Harry abandoned, " Schofield observed, of the two once-close brothers. Schofield argues that it is "unfair" to William that his younger brother, "was allowed to blow up his life, attack his family, monetize private grievances and spend six years experimenting with independence, only to crawl home when it didn't work." Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.

Meanwhile, the couple stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 and relocated to California, where they pursued entertainment deals, introduced new projects and built an independent life away from the monarchy.

Six years afterwards, Schofield argues, their noted return demonstrates that independence did not work out as planned.

"They had America, Hollywood, enormous contracts, global name recognition and every conceivable advantage, " she remarked. "And six years afterwards, they're coming back. That is failure."

She compared the situation to the late Queen Elizabeth II's apparent resistance to the couple's proposed "half-in, half-out" role, arguing that royal status cannot simply be embraced when it becomes convenient.

"Royal status is not a buffet, " Schofield remarked. "You cannot reject the responsibility, commercialize the association and then drift back toward the institution when independence proves harder than expected."

"Harry wanted to prove he didn't need the monarchy, " she stated. "Moving back to Britain proves he did."

For now, prince Harry and Meghan Markle's UK return is 'an admission of failure, ' remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.