The month of May has been challenging for Prince Harry and his family. He lost an appeal to have state-funded security for himself and his family in the United Kingdom. Harry and Meghan famously stepped away from the royal family in 2020, ultimately forfeiting royal privileges. Harry felt that, for his family’s safety, they should continue to have security, but the courts disagreed. It seems Meghan Markle wanted to make a statement about the case by posting a family photo online. She shared a black-and-white image of Harry holding their son Archie’s hand with Lilibet on his shoulders. The pair does not show their children’s faces on camera, and it appears they won’t be bringing them back to the United Kingdom for quite some time.
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Meghan Markle Chose Not To Caption The Family Photo
She typically has something to say on Instagram, but this time, Meghan Markle only shared the family photo and no words to describe it. She left that up to others to decide what the photo meant.
In an interview with the BBC following the verdict, Harry expressed love for his country but said he would not bring his family back home right now. “I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” he said.
The disgruntled prince said he believed his father has the power and could change all of this if he wanted to. Harry said his father stopped speaking to him during the battle about security but hopes to reconcile, particularly with King Charles’ failing health.
“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more; life is precious,” he said. Harry admitted the security issue has “always been the sticking point.”
Meghan Markle shared the family photo a short time after the court’s decision, showing Harry as a family man living his best life outside the United Kingdom.
“This, at the heart of it, is a family dispute, and it makes me really, really sad that we’re sitting here today, five years later, where a decision that was made most likely, in fact I know, to keep us under the roof,” he said.
This story’s featured image is by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME.
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