Exclusive: Prince Harry's Heart Still in the Palace as He Weighs a Return to Royal Duties If the Public Will Have Him

Prince Harry has lived in America for 4.5 years now, but the Duke of Sussex is reportedly "missing his old life in Britain." Even though he and Meghan Markle's life in Montecito, Calif., is settled, King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales' youngest son could be considering a return home.

"I do believe there is a part of Harry that does want to return to royal duties, as he was brought up that way and knows how much good he is able to do when he carries out royal engagements," former royal butler Grant Harrold exclusively tells The Royal Observer on behalf of Spin Genie.

Harry and Meghan have clearly done quite well in their new media career and made money, and it’s something they both said they wanted to do," he adds. "It's possible they will carry on with this career. I don’t think anything is a failure, and they will learn from it."

This explosive insight comes after the pair tied up a "successful" four-day trip to Colombia, which followed a similar visit to Nigeria back in May, in which Harry stated at that time, "It is hugely important for us to meet directly with people… to bring about solutions, support, and positive change."

Harrold continues: "I believe he likely misses doing this and would like to return to it one day. He can’t do this without the backing of his father, and these are conversations they would need to have before he could return to royal duties. They also need to consider whether the public would want them to return to royal duties — this is something they have got to weigh up and decide."

This led a palace insider to further add how, "Charles and William may be open to reconciliation, if for no other reason than to have two more people for official duties, especially in places no one else wants to go. But Harry and Meghan are definitely going to have to apologize. This rift won’t heal overnight. And at this point, they need the royals more than the royals need them."

This follows reports from July that suggested Harry will leave his Duchess one day for a permanent return home to the United Kingdom. Veteran royal author and historian Hugo Vickers told royal editor Matt Wilkinson on "The Sun's Royal Exclusive" podcast early that month that the rebel Duke is currently overflowing with "anger" and an intense fear of losing his Duchess, but this "dysfunction" cannot continue much longer.

"I think there is definitely room to return and carry out royal duties for Harry with the backing of his father, but they’d also need to ascertain whether the public want them back as the monarchy is very much influenced by the Great British people," Harrold concludes.