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Prince Harry lands in UK ahead of Diana statue unveiling

The Duke of Sussex touched down in the UK alone today, for the first time since attending Prince Philip’s funeral in April.

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Prince Harry has arrived in the UK to unveil a Princess Diana statue in London alongside brother William - but has left Archie at home in the US.

The Duke of Sussex, 36, touched down in the UK shortly after midday for the first time since attending Prince Philip‘s funeral in April.

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Relations betwen the two brothers are so strained they did not walk side-by-side at Pince Philip’s funeral. Picture: Pool/Max Mumby/Getty Images)
Relations betwen the two brothers are so strained they did not walk side-by-side at Pince Philip’s funeral. Picture: Pool/Max Mumby/Getty Images)

Pictures taken at Heathrow show the American Airlines plane he is believed to have been on land at the busy London airport.

Harry, 36, will be staying with his cousin Eugenie, 31, and her hubby Jack Brooksbank, 35, at the historic Grade II-listed home in Windsor.

For only the second time since Harry‘s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, William will reunite with his younger brother - this time at Kensington Palace when the Diana memorial is revealed on July 1.

It comes after Meghan and Harry’s explosive interviews about the royal family “remain a problem” despite the Royal Family hoping their tell-all chat with US presenter Oprah Winfrey would mark a “fresh start”, an author has claimed.

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Harry and Meghan seen during their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Picture: CBS
Harry and Meghan seen during their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Picture: CBS
There are reportedly fears any conversations between Harry and William will be leaked to the media. Picture: Paul ELLIS / AFP)
There are reportedly fears any conversations between Harry and William will be leaked to the media. Picture: Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Robert Lacey, a historical consultant for Netflix’s The Crown, believes the family can’t have “a serious negotiation” if pals of the couple keep chipping in and if leaks continue.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Lacey said: “You just showed (US TV host) Gayle King, their friend, talking on television.

“I think the feeling was when it came to the Oprah interview, that – ghastly though it was with all these family revelations being aired – that was it, and that was a sort of fresh start, and then suddenly the family discover that, well actually, their friend Gayle King has more to say, then Oprah says some more, and the feeling was, you can’t have a serious family negotiation if it’s going to be talked about on American television the day afterwards.

“This remains a problem.”

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Prince Harry has arrived to the UK to unveil a Princess Diana statue in London alongside brother William - but has left Archie at home in the US.
Prince Harry has arrived to the UK to unveil a Princess Diana statue in London alongside brother William - but has left Archie at home in the US.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told the Royal Family they didn’t want Archie to be a prince before complaining he hadn’t been given the title during their tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey, it’s been claimed.

The Sussexes “never raised an issue” about their son not being made a prince with the Palace – but then brought it up during the bombshell interview in March, sources say.

A source told the outlet that Meghan and Harry “never raised an issue” and that the Duke of Sussex had been “adamant” that Archie “should be raised without titles like his cousins Peter and Zara Phillips”.

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Tensions have been running high between Buckingham Palace and the US based royal couple. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Tensions have been running high between Buckingham Palace and the US based royal couple. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

But in their shock interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan hinted otherwise and discussed the reason Archie was not made a prince when he was born, saying:

“But in those months when I was pregnant, all around same time: we have in tandem he won’t be given security, a title and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born.”

Harry, 36, will be staying with his cousin Eugenie, 31, and her hubby Jack Brooksbank, 35, at the historic Grade II-listed home in Windsor.

Warring siblings Wills, 39, and Harry, are believed to have called a truce ahead of the emotional reunion for their mother’s statue unveiling.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission

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