Blitz Bureau
LONDON: Just days after the 40th birthday of the Duke of Sussex, it’s been announced that Prince Harry will return to his home country.
However, the homely reunion will reportedly again transpire without his wife, Meghan Markle, in attendance.
Despite stepping down from his royal duties and departing for the US, the Duke is still very much attached to the UK-based charity as its patron, continuing his 16-year-old role.
On September 17, the charity for seriously ill children officially confirmed in a formal statement, “Prince Harry will attend the ceremony and present the Award for Inspirational Child (aged 4-6) and deliver a speech.”
The announcement also highlighted that the prince had attended the ceremony on twelve previous occasions. He is expected to spend time with the winners and their families at a preceremony reception, where he would become an audience to their inspirational stories.
The news comes hot on the heels of a surprise birthday message from his brother, Prince William and sister-inlaw Kate Middleton after the King and Queen wished him well on September 15.
The new development hints at family members finding some common ground in recent times despite having drifted apart since Harry’s exit from the UK and the bombshell memoir ‘Spare’ bad-mouthing several members of the British royal family.
Earlier this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s united front made headlines after embarking on quasiroyal trips to Nigeria and Colombia.
Several reports insinuate that Markle has no plans to return to the UK. Harry’s trip dedicated to the 2024 WellChild Awards outing may just grant him a slim chance to reconnect with the royal family. Nevertheless, with the King ostensibly away in Scotland just days before Harry’s WellChild appearance, they might just end up missing each other again, per the Daily Mail UK.
