Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could be planning a desperately wished for comeback and are making moves to prove their worth already, according to a royal expert10:22, 20 May 2026Updated 10:28, 20 May 2026With her eighth wedding anniversary this week and a make-or-break trip to the UK on the cards, the Duchess of Sussex is said to be keen to return to the happiness and optimism that once surrounded her and Prince Harry. “Their wedding was full of positivity, and no doubt the anniversary reminds them of that,” says royal expert Duncan Larcombe. “There wasn’t negativity when they got married, and she was seen by many people as a breath of fresh air. Meghan would love to go back to how things were, when Harry was way up in the opinion polls and officially the most popular royal after the late Queen.”‌Signalling their intent to find a way back into public favour after years of hostility and bad blood with other members of the royal family, it has been suggested that Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, may be planning to visit Britain with their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, four, as part of Harry's Invictus Games commitment. “There’s every chance they might all come over as a family this summer,” says Duncan. “I think Meghan’s probably keen that her children meet their cousins, uncles and aunties.”‌READ MORE: William and Harry’s uncle Earl Spencer marries for fourth time in secret weddingREAD MORE: Meghan Markle’s hidden message to King Charles in anniversary post‌Since renouncing their royal duties and moving to California, Harry has visited the UK solo several times, but Meghan has reportedly not been in the country since Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.Suggesting that a change could be coming, the Sussexes’ trip to Australia last month was seen by many as an olive branch moment within royal ranks, and also as a strategic “rebrand” as they look to ease tensions with King Charles, 77, and Prince William, 43, in particular.The couple’s trip down under focused on mental health and community, and was broadly seen to echo their first official tour there in 2018 when they were newly married – and hugely popular figures both at home and overseas.‌“They’ve stopped their attacks on the royals and in many ways are now behaving like members of the family, as we saw during their visit to Australia,” says Duncan. “It looks like this is a fresh start. They’re acting in ways they would have if they’d never left the royal family in the first place. There isn’t the anger and bitterness any more.”In further positive news for Meghan, a recent YouGov poll showed that her popularity was rising slightly among the British public, with her approval rating increasing from 22% to 26% in recent weeks. However, that is still far removed from the wave of public support she received when she and Harry got married at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018.‌“The wedding was a huge event that was watched by tens of millions of people around the world,” adds Duncan. A star-studded guest list included George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams and much of the cast of Meghan’s old TV show Suits, while crowds packed the streets of Windsor to cheer her and Harry on. In her wedding speech, Meghan described their romance as “a modern fairy tale” and the pair were widely viewed as the new faces of a more modern monarchy.“Charles walking Meghan down the aisle was an incredible gesture and, at the time, it seemed to cement her arrival into the family,” adds Duncan. “Having somebody mixed race marrying into the royal family was a case of ‘about time, too’ to many people, and for the younger prince, who’d had a rough time, the public wished Harry well and saw the wedding as an end to his single life. It’s incredible that it went so wrong so quickly.”‌In recent weeks, there have been rumours that Meghan may have been planning to film a “deeply personal account of her time in the royal spotlight”. The reports came after she was photographed at a party at the Montecito home of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. A TV insider suggested the actress was “back in a position of strength” with the streaming giant and that she also needed “to make cash” after the second season of With Love, Meghan failed to reach Netflix’s top 1,000 most-watched list. But within days, a source close to her reportedly shot down claims of a new tell-all show, calling them “total nonsense”.Duncan believes both Harry and Meghan will be keen to avoid causing any further upset – especially after Harry’s 2023 controversial memoir Spare, which sparked a global outcry over its personal revelations about the royal family.In the book, Harry claimed his brother William physically attacked him, while he also alleged that Meghan faced hostility and a lack of protection. Similarly, in their bombshell 2021 TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, they claimed Meghan had suffered racism within the family, experiencing serious mental health problems as a result.‌“The landscape has changed since their Oprah interview and Meghan would think twice about risking something like that again with a tell-all Netflix show,” Duncan says. “I also think there’s been communication between the King and Harry, so there’s a softening of the stalemate. That’s another sign that they wouldn’t do the same sort of things as in the past, which damaged relationships.”Article continues belowIf there is a long overdue reconciliation this summer, “They just might have turned a corner as a couple,” says Duncan, adding, “We’ve seen a transition from them saying they don’t want to be public figures and working royals to essentially being working royals without the titles. These are two people who could be a huge asset to the family if they came back into the fold.”