When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle land in the U.K. next month, they may stay at Princess Diana's ancestral home.

The trip would mark the first time in four years that the Duke of Sussex, who lives in California, has returned to his home country with his wife and their two children. The Sussexes are expected to travel to Britain for celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, according to the BBC.

Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell, which represents the offices of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for comment.

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The timing has put Althorp House in the spotlight. The estate, about an hour from Birmingham, is scheduled to close to visitors on July 10 and 11 — the same dates Harry and Meghan are expected to be in the U.K., People reported.

Fox News Digital reached out to an Althorp spokesperson for comment. An Archewell spokesperson told Fox News Digital that, for security reasons, the organization would not comment on the couple's accommodations.

For Harry, Althorp represents both a connection to his mother's legacy and one of the few private places tied to her memory.

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"Harry can engage with his mother's story on his own terms, without the royal household's protocol," British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital.

"Althorp offers privacy, seclusion and a direct connection to his mother's memory, something Buckingham Palace, as a working royal landmark with a huge office complex, cannot provide," she said. 

"It's also exactly the comfy luxury Meghan prefers and a place Harry feels closest to his mum. The Sussexes can call the shots. Harry has spoken often about wanting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to know Diana's story."

Althorp is where Diana is buried, away from the glaring media spotlight. The family's visit would come shortly after the late Princess of Wales' July 1 birthday. It would also mark a significant visit for Lilibet, 5, whose middle name honors her grandmother.

Chard also said the property would offer refuge for the Sussexes, who "guard the children's privacy tightly, well on their terms."

People previously reported that King Charles had offered the Sussexes accommodations on a royal estate. However, there has been no public response to the offer. Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment. The outlet also reported that the monarch previously offered Harry accommodations at Buckingham Palace, which he declined.

"Staying at Althorp instead of a royal property would definitely send a message that Harry is prioritizing a connection to Diana and his family's privacy over institutional alignment right now," royal commentator Amanda Matta told Fox News Digital.

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"Buckingham Palace has been undergoing extensive renovations, and although it remains the official London residence of Harry's father, the king, it has largely fallen out of use since Charles' accession. He prefers to stay at Clarence House or Highgrove. Even Prince William has signaled that Buckingham Palace won't be his primary residence as king."

Matta said Althorp is just "one of several alternatives for the Sussex family's U.K. stay."

"It is the perfect setting for Archie and Lilibet to learn about 'Granny Diana' since her story is physically embedded there," Matta said. "It also allows for a private introduction to that side of the family without the pressure of official royal protocol and the need to navigate frosty Spencer-Windsor relations."

Matta said staying at Althorp would make it unlikely for the Sussexes to have a "casual run-in" with any member of the royal family.

"The schedules of the senior royals are highly managed, and if they don't want to bump into Harry and Meghan, they won't," Matta said. "Since it's summer, they'll also have the ready-made excuse of the busy social season or private family holidays."

British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that staying at Althorp could also work in the king's favor.

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"It would be far better for them to stay at Althorp than at Buckingham Palace," she said. "Althorp would be preferred because any question of taxpayer funding is removed. The king can save face. The Sussexes would also be well away from Prince William, who is said to want nothing to do with them."

Harry, 41, has previously stayed at Althorp, which is owned by his uncle, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, during visits to the U.K.

If Harry and his family stay at a royal residence, there would be no automatic security provisions, which are determined by the Home Office, People reported.

The couple lost their taxpayer-funded police protection when they stepped back as senior working royals in 2020. Harry has challenged that decision in court, citing safety concerns for his wife and children, the outlet reported.

The outlet also reported that no plans for a reunion between the king and his son have been confirmed. The pair met during previous visits when Harry traveled to the U.K. alone.

Father and son were last reunited in September 2025 at the king's London residence, where they met privately for 55 minutes. It was their first in-person meeting in 19 months. At the time, Harry was in the U.K. for the WellChild Awards and Invictus-related events.

"To me, this trip feels more like a personal pilgrimage focused on building family ties than a strategic move toward 'peace talks,'" Matta said. "That would be especially true if the Sussexes stay at Althorp. That wouldn't prevent them from seeing Charles during their stay in Britain. It would simply take more planning to do so while staying off royal property."

Still, Chard said there may be more to the visit than simply reconnecting with Harry's roots.

"Princess Diana, Invictus and the 'next chapter' are rich documentary material," she said. "The 2027 anniversary of Diana's death, alongside the Birmingham Invictus Games, creates a natural timeline. Whether it becomes a sequel project depends on how much access the Sussexes want to give versus how much privacy they want for the children. The first photos of the children at Diana's grave would be media gold, and Netflix knows it."

Dan Wakeford, founder of Celebrity Intelligence, previously told Fox News Digital that while some within the House of Windsor fear private conversations could be leaked to the press, Harry may have already learned his lesson.

"Harry hasn't publicly said he's sorry about what he said to William," he explained. "But he does, from my sources, regret some of the things that he said in the [Netflix] documentary and in the book ['Spare'] about William and his father. There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways."

While Harry’s desire to reconnect with his late mother's memory is genuine, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital he wouldn't be surprised if the Sussexes also benefit from the enduring "Diana effect" as they seek to rebuild their image in Britain.

"How the Sussexes handle this visit, if it occurs, will be pivotal in assessing their intentions," he said. "They haven’t succeeded in Hollywood, but they intend to turn the huge interest of the world’s media in their visit to their advantage. The link with Diana may be pivotal to their strategy in challenging the abysmally low popularity ratings in the U.K."

Political adviser Roger Stone revealed details about his 2019 arrest and subsequent jail stay after the FBI raided his Florida home in connection with the Russian interference investigation.

The longtime Trump ally told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" about a friendly interaction involving peanut butter sandwiches that he shared with fellow detainees while being held at a facility in Miramar, Florida.

"They put me in a holding cell with three African American gentlemen who were, I think, just coming around from a bender," Stone shared.

"I was arrested at 6:00 in the morning… it’s now 11:00 in the morning. I said, ‘Is it possible to get something to eat?’ They said, ‘No.’ So, one of these guys gave me half of his peanut butter sandwich," he continued. "Another one of the guys gave me another half his peanut butter sandwich. I explained the 1994 crime bill to them and how their people had been victimized by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden."

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Stone said he eventually won over his three cellmates, claiming they supported him by the end of his holding period.

"By the time I left, they were chanting 'Roger Stone did nothing wrong,'" he said.

Stone was the sixth associate of President Donald Trump to be convicted on charges in connection with former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian interference investigation into the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

He was convicted on all seven counts of his indictment, including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to tip the 2016 election.

"I should have at a minimum been entitled to a new trial," the political adviser told Fox News.

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Stone accused his jury of being biased, explaining how one juror, who claimed to be unfamiliar with him, was later found to have posted unfavorable comments about him and Trump on social media.

"She'd been attacking me and President Trump on both Twitter and Facebook, but she had them both in a private setting," he explained. "Among many things, she said ‘Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a racist.’ But she attacked me by name on social media prior to being selected… as a juror."

"Every lawyer across the board said, ‘This would entitle Stone to a new trial.’ The judge would not allow a new trial. She said that wasn't evidence of bias," he added.

In addition to his allegations of juror bias, Stone raised judicial unfairness concerns, saying the judge would not allow him to raise a "reasonable defense" regarding accusations tied to WikiLeaks and election interference.

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Stone told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" why he opted to wear leg shackles during his arraignment and why he chose to waive the opportunity to exit the courthouse through a back door.

"They took me upstairs to be… arraigned and, of course, it was full of reporters, and they said, ‘We don't have to put the leg shackles on.’ I said, ‘No, put them on. I want you to put them on because I want the world to see what you're doing," he said.

"Then my lawyer said… ‘We can go out the back now. They're letting you go on your own signature. We can go down through the elevator through the back door.’ I said, ‘No, we're not doing that. We're going out the front door.’"

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After exiting through the front door, Stone said he confidently threw his hands up, telling host Sean Hannity, "You must show them they didn’t break you."

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Prince Harry is heading to the U.K. in July, and this time, he's expected to bring his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

It will mark the first time in four years that the Duke of Sussex, who resides in California, has returned to his home country with his wife and children. The Sussexes are expected to travel across the Atlantic to join celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 event, according to the BBC.

Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell, which handles the offices of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for comment.

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Dan Wakeford, founder of the weekly pop-culture newsletter Celebrity Intelligence, has been speaking with well-placed sources about the surprise visit. A veteran celebrity-media editor, Wakeford previously led People magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Us Weekly.

Wakeford told Fox News Digital that royal watchers shouldn't hold their breath for "a complete reconciliation with the family."

"It's a slight thaw and a good beginning," he said. "[Harry] is not going to be meeting William. I cannot see that happening at all. Harry reportedly wants [King] Charles to spend time with Archie and Lilibet, and he's been pushing for that. And I think that will likely happen from talking to folks in and around this."

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"A William and Catherine meeting is incredibly unlikely," Wakeford warned. "The king is the door that might open, but the Wales household is completely bolted shut right now. [William's] stance has not changed, and they would not arrange to see Harry and Meghan outside an official public engagement. And I don't even think that is going to happen. That's a much firmer line than Charles' side of the street."

Charles, 77, has offered his younger son and his family accommodation on a royal estate, People magazine reported. The outlet reported that there has been no response to the offer. Previously, the monarch offered Harry accommodation at Buckingham Palace, which the Duke of Sussex declined.

Wakeford said sources indicated that Charles, eager to spend time with his grandchildren, might be open to funding the family's security while they're in the U.K. However, "folks are not confirming this on the record right now." Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.

"Harry is testing whether a U.K. presence is sustainable again, and July 10 is the test run," said Wakeford. "Whether it becomes the first of many trips, which is the phrase being used around this, depends entirely on how Charles handles it and whether William keeps his distance. William's position is hardened just as much as ever, and it seems permanent."

If Harry and his family stay at a royal residence, there would be no security provisions, which are decided by the Home Office, People reported. The couple lost their tax-funded police protection when they stepped back as senior royals in 2020. Harry has fought the decision in court to reinstate security, citing safety concerns for his wife and children, the outlet shared.

The outlet also reported that, for now, no plans for a reunion between the king and his son have been confirmed. The pair had met during previous trips when Harry traveled to the U.K. alone.

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Father and son were last reunited in September 2025 at the king's London residence, where they privately met for 55 minutes. It was their first in-person meeting in 19 months. At the time, Harry was in the U.K. for the WellChild Awards and Invictus Games events.

"I suspect the king is genuinely eager to spend time with Archie and Lili because opportunities have been so limited," Kinsey Schofield, host of "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital.

"I am also sympathetic to the king's cancer diagnosis. Grandchildren tend to soften even the most complicated family disputes. Charles wants peace with his son. Whether he wants a full restoration of trust is another question. Trust and reconciliation are not the same thing. Harry's book 'Spare' was especially venomous toward the family and caused a lot of hurt."

Wakeford said William is refusing to budge on his stance toward his estranged brother.

"He could perhaps have absorbed the criticism of himself, which Harry wrote in 'Spare,' but he cannot get over how much hurt it caused his wife," Wakeford claimed.

"A palace source told Celebrity Intelligence plainly that William was fuming and particularly upset about what was said about Catherine. "And so, the relationship ... he's done with it. He's done with the drama."

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Wakeford noted that the Princess of Wales has the magic touch to encourage William to concede. However, "she's torn herself."

"She likes the idea of ... these brothers talking to each other, but she has been hurt by Harry," Wakeford claimed.

British royal expert Hilary Fordwich claimed that William is "livid" over Harry and Meghan's return and is locked in a disagreement with Charles about the couple's place within the royal fold. Other royal commentators have suggested that while tensions remain, the extent of any current disagreement between father and son has not been publicly confirmed.

"It's been described by those close to both as putting their relationship 'at a very low ebb,'" said Fordwich.

Fordwich claimed that while the king remains open to reconciliation as "a forgiving Christian man," William believes Harry and Meghan's return could only bring more strain to the royal family.

"Charles is a very kind, family-oriented man who wants to see his grandchildren and presumably play a role in their lives," royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital. "He also wants to create a culture where Meghan feels comfortable to return. [But] we are told William is furious about all of this."

Schofield agreed.

"Prince William and King Charles appear to be approaching the situation from different perspectives," she said. "Charles thinks like a father and grandfather. William thinks like the future king. Charles may be willing to reopen family conversations, while William remains focused on protecting the institution and the people closest to him."

"Prince William has watched private family matters become global headlines for years," said Schofield. 

"From his perspective, the damage wasn't limited to Harry's memoir or the Netflix series. His wife was dragged into the controversy ... Prince William is famously protective of Catherine, and I think many people underestimate how much resentment remains over what she endured, particularly while facing her own health challenges."

Turner also claimed that there are fears within the House of Windsor that secret conversations could be leaked to the press. However, Wakeford argued that Harry may have already learned his lesson.

"Harry hasn't publicly said he's sorry about what he said to William," he explained. "But he does, from my sources, regret some of the things that he said in the [Netflix] documentary and in the book about William and his father. There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways."

"Sources have also told Celebrity Intelligence that Meghan is very keen on the children having a royal lineage and having a connection to the royals," said Wakeford. "And also, she wants Harry to be happy. And Harry wants his children to have a connection to the family. Obviously, the situation has caused her a lot of hurt in the past. But she wants to support Harry."

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Wakeford predicted reactions will be mixed when the Sussexes touch down. But for Harry, his family's safety will remain a priority above all else.

"When Harry and Meghan and the kids arrive in the U.K., it's going to be a very split mood," said Wakeford.

"There's a huge amount of affection for Harry, and Harry is beloved still, even though the British feel a little bit betrayed by him. But the sentiment against Meghan is extremely complicated. Polls show her popularity in Britain remains low. And so, this is why the security issue is so important. That there is safety there. She has been threatened in very serious ways. Making sure the security is adequate is the priority here."

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One of the most fundamental pillars in sports is that every single fan has the right, and maybe even a responsibility of sorts, to pick a side. Sometimes the side you choose wins, and sometimes it loses.

In golf, the latter happens far more often than the former, but sometimes an outlier emerges where the typical formula is flipped on its head, and a player almost nobody latched onto is left standing in the winner's circle all by their lonesome.

Wyndham Clark was that outlier at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, and it's a role he not only looked comfortable playing across four days and 72 holes of major championship golf, but one he had to play.

Beyond the typical touch of arrogance and brashness that we see from various figures in sports deemed a "villain" by the masses — who it's worth pointing out almost always enjoy success — Clark has well-accounted-for baggage.

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During the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship, Clark violently threw his driver behind him after an errant tee shot. The club ended up breaking, and the head of the club went through an advertisement sign just a few feet away from a volunteer on the tee box. He apologized for the incident the next day.

Just a month later, after missing the cut by a shot at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, Clark took apart two lockers inside the clubhouse in frustration. Weeks after damaging the lockers, Oakmont barred him from the property.

Clark first apologized for the incident at Oakmont the following week at the Travelers Championship, and has done so on multiple occasions since, while explaining that he regretted his actions.

Clark has done what anyone else in his situation would do: continue to apologize, begin to say the right things and try to move past the very public mistakes.

Actions, however, do have consequences, and when a former major champion throws a driver through a sign and destroys two lockers inside a clubhouse, the consequence is the removal of the benefit of the doubt.

The reality is that Clark's apologies fell on deaf ears, and no matter how genuine a message he's tried to articulate about regretting his mistakes, the public's mind has been made up. Fair or unfair, Clark has dues to pay.

There are easier places to start paying those dues than a U.S. Open at Shinnecock, but it's fair to say he put down quite the down payment with his performance.

From the moment Clark grabbed the lead on Thursday and the first round ended with him four shots clear of the field, the pitchforks were out, and they only got sharper as the week went on. From fans to legacy media to non-traditional media, every corner in the golf space was filled with people actively pulling for Wyndham to implode with the sense of pride unlike anything in recent memory.

Given the sheer volume of it, you couldn't help but become numb to all the vitriol towards Clark on social media through the opening three rounds.

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While Clark passed his first three tests of the week and carried a six-shot lead into the final round, Sunday's dose of hatred made the previous three days look like a post-dinner stroll in a gated community. But again, one of the key pillars in sports is choosing a side, and it just so happened that nine out of every 10 fans on property at Shinnecock on Sunday chose violence against Clark.

Countless shouts for his ball to find a bunker the millisecond after he made contact with it, cheers when an approach shot rolled off the putting surface, and minor roars after each of his five bogeys during the final round. NBC reported during the telecast that some fans who were shouting things at Clark were removed from the property by authorities.

Before Clark had even made the turn on Sunday, the classless crowd had lost containment, and Clark was paying his dues in the form of taking every lick imaginable from the galleries while trying to become a two-time U.S. Open champion.

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Sunday was an 18-round fight Clark would have never signed up for, but it was the only one in which he could actually convey an impactful message.

Just like Clark's outbursts at last year's PGA Championship and U.S. Open resulted in consequences for his actions, the same can be said for his resume. As a former Ryder Cup player who won the U.S. Open in 2023 and has a pair of signature event victories on the PGA Tour, Clark wasn't going to suddenly start getting back into any good graces of fans by getting into the mix on some minor stage.

No, Clark was going to have to run through a fire to see what was on the other side, and what has to be there after going wire-to-wire at Shinnecock Hills for his second major title is respect.

You can not like Wyndham Clark; you can fault him for his actions and how he handled himself in the immediate aftermath. You can choose not to believe anything he says is sincere, and that his two mistakes at previous majors simply reflect who he is.

That would be a bit harsh and even more hypocritical as one human to another, but that's all fine — you have the right as a sports fan to pick your side. It doesn't mean you can't also tip your cap to what Clark accomplished at one of the game's most iconic venues with the entire world seemingly rooting for his demise.

As cliché as it sounds, maybe Clark successfully playing the role he forced himself into is a sign of him maturing as a person. Only time and future actions will tell, and the golf world will undoubtedly be tuning into one of the sport's true characters.

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A fugitive accused of running a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy has been captured overseas and returned to the United States, becoming the second suspect taken into custody from the FBI's new "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.

Federal officials said Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines after allegedly evading authorities for nearly two years.

Prosecutors said Kimble operated a healthcare fraud scheme that generated more than $1.2 billion in Medicare charges and affected thousands of beneficiaries, many of them elderly. Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.

Kimble pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple federal offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false claims and offering kickbacks and bribes.

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Authorities said he failed to appear for his sentencing hearing in August 2024, prompting a federal arrest warrant and an international manhunt.

The capture came just weeks after the Justice Department unveiled its new "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, which is intended to publicly identify individuals charged in major fraud cases.

Last week, federal officials announced the apprehension of Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, who was wanted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He was the first person on the list to be taken into custody.

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"In just over two weeks, this is the second Most Wanted Fraudster arrested on the FBI’s list led by Vice President Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud," FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X.

"Herbert Leon Kimbel was apprehended in the Philippines and is now back in the United States, on the run since 2024 after he allegedly orchestrated a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud conspiracy that targeted the Medicare system — particularly elderly victims — from 2014-2019," Patel continued.

Patel said the FBI remains committed to carrying out President Donald Trump's directive to crack down on fraud and protect taxpayer dollars.

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The arrest comes months after the Justice Department announced the creation of a National Fraud Enforcement Division to support Trump's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which is led by Vice President J.D. Vance.

Vance reacted to the arrest on X, crediting the creation of the Most Wanted Fraudsters list with helping investigators track down Kimble.

"Our message is simple," Vance wrote. "If you defraud the American people, we will find you and we will bring you to justice."

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"Kimble preyed on the elderly for years, costing taxpayers over a billion dollars," he continued. "The FBI catching Kimble is a direct result of the task force’s partnership with the FBI to create the Most Wanted Fraudsters list."

Vance said authorities had been unable to capture Kimble for months, but that the Philippine government helped locate him after the Justice Department published its list.

"Catching fraudsters is a priority of this Administration, and thanks to our task force’s hard work, one of the country’s most wanted fraudsters will now have to answer for his crimes," Vance added.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche also reacted to the arrest, saying that "fleeing the United States does not mean you can flee justice."

"Instead of facing accountability for his $1.2 billion Medicare fraud crimes in the United States, Kimble fled to the Philippines hoping to escape justice," Blanche wrote on X. "That plan failed. Under President Trump’s leadership, this FBI has now apprehended two fraudsters from its recently unveiled Most Wanted Fraudster list in just two weeks, with more to come."