But a palace source added: “He is absolutely mad if he thinks he can get his children back into the royal fold as working royals as a way of getting back into their bosom.
“He’s found it incredible difficult finding his way in America, and just wants to go home.
“But his actions and memoir have made that an impossibility.”
The latest twist in the long-running royal rift comes amid passport applications for Harry and his wife Meghan’s kids Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.
According to insiders, the paperwork included both their HRH titles and the surname Sussex.
While Harry and Markle, 43, stepped away from royal duties five years ago and have rarely looked back, the new documents are being viewed as a clear signal that they are keeping their options open – at least for the next generation.
Royal reporter Richard Eden said: “The suggestion gives the biggest hint yet that they’re hoping to mend fences.”
An a palace aide said: “Harry and Meghan apparently found official duties and life within the Royal Family unbearable, yet they want this for their children. It doesn’t make sense.”
It’s been confirmed Harry is behind the move to retain the HRH status for his family with sources saying he wants his children to have the freedom to choose their own futures – whether in private life or as public royals.
Yet the idea of the Sussexes edging toward a return, even symbolically, has left many royal observers stunned.
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