LONDON — Meghan Markle is expected to join Prince Harry on a return trip to the United Kingdom for the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, according to a royal commentator, despite ongoing public division over the Duchess of Sussex in Britain.

The prediction follows Harry and Meghan's recent family visit to Highgrove House, King Charles III's private residence in Gloucestershire, where the couple met with the king as part of what has been described as an effort toward reconciliation between Harry and the royal family. The visit came as Harry continues preparing for the next edition of the Invictus Games, the international sporting competition he founded in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick military service members and veterans, which is set to take place in Birmingham from July 10 to 17, 2027, marking the first time the Games have returned to the U.K. since the inaugural 2014 London event.

Jennie Bond, a former BBC royal correspondent and longtime commentator on the royal family, said Meghan remains a deeply polarizing figure in Britain but is unlikely to let that criticism keep her away from future public appearances alongside her husband. "Her critics and her fans are equally vocal and passionate," Bond said, adding that Meghan is likely aware that a significant portion of the British public blames her,........

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