Meghan wishes Prince Harry 'could let go of these lawsuits' as friends reveal calls to the King go 'unanswered'

The Duchess of Sussex wishes Prince Harry "could let go of these lawsuits" and "live in the moment", friends have said.

While Meghan knows that "his love" for her and their children is the reason for him pursuing legal action over their security, she wants her husband to be "free of all of this".

A former employee of the couple's Archewell Foundation has spoken to People magazine in the US, while sources close to the Sussexes also told the publication Harry's calls to his father over the issue of security are going "unanswered".

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The unnamed Archewell staffer told People: "She wants him to be free of all of this, but she also knows that because of everything he's been through and his love for [her and their children], he can't.

"She wants him to live in a world where he is not burdened by this".

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The Duke of Sussex is not giving up his fight over security for when he and his family are in the UK.

He is appealing against a UK High Court decision on the issue, after losing several rounds of the case against the Home Office.

A High Court judged ruled that the duke had "comprehensively lost" a "frankly hopeless" bid to appeal against a Home Office decision.

Prince Harry had been seeking a judicial review over a decision made by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) to remove his right to automatic police protection after he stepped back from working royal duties.

While Harry does still receive protection when he returns to Britain in specific circumstances, he must give 28 days' notice on his plans.

But the duke is said to believe that his father King Charles could intervene and ensure the family are protected when they are in the UK.

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However, sources say the decision has nothing to do with the monarch and that it would be inappropriate for him to meddle in government or police matters.

Prince Harry's offer to pay the Metropolitan Police for security was dismissed, with lawyers arguing police could not be used as "private bodyguards for the wealthy".

Last week, the duke told an ITV documentary that it remains unsafe for Meghan to be in the UK.

"It's still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read," Harry said in Tabloids on Trial, in relation to his fight against the British press over phone hacking claims.

"And whether it's a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It's one of the reasons why I won't bring my wife back to this country."

A friend told People's cover story that if the matter of security were resolved it could be "swords down" between Prince Harry and his family.

One criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan is their continued public revelations about the royal family, creating distrust.

But friends of the couple say the Sussexes wouldn't need to keep giving interviews to earn money if the King intervened to provide them with additional protection.

Calls to King Charles 'unanswered'

The cover issue claims to shed light on the "real reason" Harry and the King are "no longer speaking".

Friends say there is now "complete silence" between Harry and the King.

"He gets 'unavailable right now'," a source said.

"His calls go unanswered. He has tried to reach out about the King's health, but those calls go unanswered too."

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The friend said nothing "would give [Harry] more happiness than being able to rekindle his bond with his father".

"He's not asking his dad for a nicer house or nicer cars. He's asking because of the reality of the situation. He is at risk."

They added that the Sussexes felt the "only option" was to leave Britain "for their sanity", saying: "I do think they thought if they got out of this bubble, there would be less focus on them."

In 2019, less than a year after the royal wedding, five of Meghan's close friends spoke to People using the magazine to "stand up against the global bullying we are seeing and speak the truth about our friend".

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