Prince Harry has stated that losing a legal battle over his security in the UK has made it “impossible” for him to bring Meghan and their children back safely.

He mentioned that he doesn’t believe he will ever be able to return his wife and children, Archie and Lilibet, to Britain, but he also suggested that his father, the King, could help resolve the situation.

In a BBC News interview, the Duke of Sussex shared that because of the security decision, he simply “cannot see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point.”

He mentioned: “I can only come to the UK safely if I am invited, and there is a lot of control and ability in my father’s hands.”

He also said: “Ultimately, this whole thing could be resolved through him, not by intervening, but by stepping aside and allowing the experts to do what is necessary.”

He went on to add: “That said, this all was initiated under a previous government. There is now a new government. I have had it described to me, once people knew about the facts, that this is a good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up, and that is what it feels like.”

The prince lost a Court of Appeal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements on Friday.