“We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the couple said.

According to reports, despite living in California, when Prince Harry learned of the King’s cancer diagnosis, he immediately jumped on a plane to visit his father.

“I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,” Harry told Good Morning America at the time. “I love my family.”

This has been customary for the Duke of Sussex since he stepped down as a senior working royal with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020.

Following the couple’s decision to step down as working royals, they repaid the £2.5m of public funds spent on its renovation.

The annual Sovereign Grant report from 2023 showed that the property remains vacant.

Prince Harry’s imminent return to the UK will be his first time stepping on British soil since Kate Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis in March.

It is not known whether Harry, 39, who was previously close to the Princess of Wales, 42, has plans to meet her on this trip, but royal expert Ingrid Seward said it is “unlikely”.

“If the King asks, she will do it,” Seward told The Mirror, “but Charles being the sensitive and understanding soul he is, would be unlikely to ask such a favor from his adored daughter-in-law.

“The time must be right, and it is not right now.”

Seward also said that a meeting with his estranged brother would likely be the last thing Prince William, 41, wants at this difficult time for his family.

“William has enough going on and doesn’t need the stress,” the royal expert said. “But he might realise Harry will want to see Kate after her cancer diagnosis as they were once so close.”