Rumors are swirling that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are heading for divorce in 2026.
Meghan And Harry Divorce Rumors
As 2025 came to an end, Harry, 41, was reportedly increasingly focused on mending the rift that he has with his family. Indeed, Harry has seemingly become increasingly homesick for England, and he wants back in the fold with the royal family.
In contrast, Meghan, 44, allegedly has no interest in returning to Britain. She’s also reluctant to reopen a chapter of her life that she believes was marked with hostility at the hands of the royals.
A source close to the couple told Radar Online that this dispute has become “deeply emotional.” It also “threatens to tear them apart – geographically and emotionally.”
“The tension between them isn’t rooted in a breakdown of affection or commitment,” the insider alleged. “It’s driven by two very different anxieties pulling them in opposite directions. Harry has become increasingly fixated on the idea of being back in Britain more often.”
“He brings it up repeatedly. Conscious of his father’s declining health and feeling that opportunities for reconciliation are slipping away,” the source continued. “In his mind, the coming year carries a real sense of urgency and consequence. He and Meghan are broken in a lot of ways. And this drive to return to Britain could truly break them.”
Harry’s father King Charles, 77, has been battling an unspecified form of cancer for nearly two years. Since he’s never revealed the type of cancer he’s fighting, the status of his health is unknown to the public.
Meghan Resists Return To England
Despite this, the source went on to say that Meghan is resistant to the idea of returning to the United Kingdom for the sake of her homesick husband.
“For her, the U.K. is bound up with some of the most stressful and painful periods of her life,” the insider claimed. “The idea of returning triggers memories of constant scrutiny and emotional strain. And she is deeply resistant to being drawn back into that atmosphere. There is real frustration that something she believed was firmly in the past has once again become such a central and unavoidable point of contention in their lives.”
Over the past year, Meghan has seemed more invested than ever in various Hollywood projects. Meanwhile, Harry has been fading from the spotlight as he appears to be re-shifting his focus back to England.
“The issue of Britain has started to overshadow almost every decision they make,” another insider alleged.
“Meghan is reluctant for it to even be part of their day-to-day conversations because it carries so much emotional weight for her,” this source explained. “She is acutely aware that if the security question is resolved, the main practical argument against returning effectively falls away. And with it comes an assumption that she should agree to go back. Right now, she feels unprepared for that shift and uncertain she could cope with it psychologically or emotionally.”
Meghan And Harry’s Children
Meghan and Harry’s two children Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, are also factoring into this conflict.
“Her instinct is to shield both herself and the children from experiences she worries could reopen painful chapters,” the second source stated. “Harry, on the other hand, feels strongly that their children should grow up understanding where he comes from and having a real relationship with their grandfather. Meghan’s hesitation comes from a fear of what returning to Britain might demand of her personally and the emotional toll it could take.”
In the end, it appears that this disagreement over Britain is slowly eating away at Meghan and Harry’s marriage.
“Harry is caught in an agonizing position. Pulled between his commitment to his wife and children and a powerful sense of unfinished business from his earlier life,” said a third insider. “If neither of them is willing or able to compromise, there is a real concern among those close to them that this single, unresolved question could evolve into the breaking point for their relationship, which could see them finally file for divorce this year.”
Meghan and Harry married in 2018. They later stepped down as senior royals in January of 2020. After that, they moved across the world to Southern California, where Meghan was born and raised. In the years since then, they’ve taken to bashing the royal family seemingly every chance they’ve gotten.
It seems that Harry might finally be having some regrets about how he handled all of this. Only time will tell if his and Meghan’s marriage will survive 2026!