Talk to the hand? Harry’s novel idea to regain the king’s trust

London: Prince Harry hopes to regain the King’s trust by no longer talking about private family matters in public.

The Duke of Sussex is moving back to the UK with his wife, Meghan, and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, and wants to be closer to his wider family.

As part of that, he is committed to reconciliation and rebuilding relationships.

The king is understood to be pleased his younger son is coming home and is looking forward to spending more time with him and his family. However, it has been made clear that there will be no alteration to the duke and duchess’s role and status as private individuals and non-working royals.

Since leaving the UK in 2020, the couple has given a series of interviews, starred in their own six-part Netflix series about their lives, and Harry has published a tell-all memoir .

But it is understood that he and his advisers will put an end to long-form television interviews in an effort to reconcile with his father, King Charles, and other senior royals.

William and Catherine, the prince and princess of Wales, who are not thought to be on speaking terms with the Sussexes, have not commented on the impending move.

It is further understood that the duke and duchess plan not to expose their children to the public eye.

There will be no photographs released of Archie and Lilibet on their first day at their new UK school in September and no portraits released on their birthdays.

British media organisations have been urged by the regulator not to disclose the location of the new family home or the children’s school.

The family’s return, expected this month, is set to prompt a review of taxpayer-funded security .

The duke has long fought for the right to guaranteed police protection, but his efforts have been rejected by the courts and by the Home Office committee responsible for making such decisions.

The change in the couple’s so-called “unique circumstances” is expected to trigger a review of the current arrangement, which requires them to give 30 days’ notice of any travel to the UK, before each visit is assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Two senior government sources told The Telegraph that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), the body that determines the security arrangements of high-profile figures, was likely to review the couple’s security arrangements in light of their plan to return to Britain, and that it might be easier to arrange protection when they are in the UK full-time.