Meghan Markle has only returned to the UK three times since leaving the Royal Family in 2020 - and she doesn't look likely to be back anytime soon.

While Prince Harry flew into London on Tuesday ahead of his appearance at St Paul's Cathedral, his wife has remained at their home in California. But she will be joining Harry for a visit to Nigeria in a matter of days.

According to royal expert, Jack Royston, Meghan is hoping their trip to Africa will offer a "good PR" opportunity. In contrast, visiting England presents the risk of being "booed" by royalists who "don't really like her very much".

Meghan and Harry didn't get the warmest of welcomes when they flew back for the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.

The Sussexes attended a Service of Thanksgiving as part of the celebrations - their first joint public appearance with the Royal Family in two years. But a video of the couple leaving the service showed crowds booing as they left St Paul's Cathedral.

Meghan then decided not to join her husband as he returned to the UK once again in May 2023 for King Charles' coronation.

Both Harry and Meghan have been openly critical of the monarchy - including King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate, leaving them all but estranged from the Royal Family.

Nevertheless, it was recently reported that Prince William and Princess Kate had reached out to extend an olive branch to Meghan and Harry, urging them to bring their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK so they can get to know them. But Meghan is said to have put her foot down and refused.

Royal expert Tom Quinn told the Mirror: "There is no way Meghan would bring the children to the UK. William and Kate have suggested that Meghan and Harry bring the children and that the two couples and their families try to make up, but the suggestion is not leading anywhere so far."

His sentiments were echoed in Omid Scobie's bombshell book Endgame. The author claimed Meghan "never felt at home" in the UK and suggested she "never wants to set foot again in England". He also claimed she decided to skip the King's Coronation last May because she refuses to "dive back into the soap opera of the court".

And while Meghan is said to be worried about her popularity in the UK, as well as the couple's ongoing feud with the royals, she has another area of concern - security.

According to the Telegraph, Harry and Meghan feel that unless he can overturn a ruling by the Home Office that means he is not immediately entitled to police protection in Britain, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet cannot come back to his homeland.

At one of the previous hearings in the case, Harry said in a written statement: "It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020. The UK is my home.

"The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home, as much as where they live at the moment in the United States. That cannot happen if it's not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil. I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm's way too."

For their visit to Nigeria, the couple have been offered security by the Nigerian government - but they have been advised to keep a low profile during their visit to reduce security risks.

Earlier this year, the High Court turned down Prince Harry's latest attempt to challenge the Home Office over the level of his security when visiting the UK from his home in the United States.

The ruling reiterated that the committee deciding on security for royalty, VIPs and senior public figures - known as Ravec - was entitled to have made its decision over changing Prince Harry's protection when his status changed, when he stopped being a working member of the Royal Family.

Prince Harry's legal team had argued that he had been treated unfairly in the changes to his police protection, when he still faced significant security threats.

But the ruling from Sir Peter Lane stated: "The reality of the matter is that the claimant considers he should receive a different approach to his protection whilst in the UK than Ravec decided he should, based in part on his comparison of his own position with that of others. Ravec, as an expert body, concluded otherwise. It was entitled to do so."

Harry's lawyers have since confirmed that he plans to continue his legal fight over changes to his police protection when in the UK.

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