If Noel and Liam can kiss and make up surely the Royals can

Thank goodness for Harry and Meghan. The Sussexes’ decision to move back to the UK after six years in California has given us something much more fun to talk about than inflation, the climate crisis or why Scottish Labour’s leadership hopeful Joe Fagan (38) dresses like a 1970s snooker star.

There has been much speculation about why King’s youngest son and his wife have decided to return. The suggestion that Meghan, a former actor, has been offered a starring role in a British project seems unlikely.

The reason for their surprise move is probably much more straightforward: family ties and schools. Prince Harry feels at home with his mother’s family and is understandable that he will want to strength his ties with them.

He has never fully recovered from Diana’s tragic death in 1997, so spending time with her brother Charles Spencer and his cousins must bring him some comfort.

And King Charles is 77 years old and living with cancer. Despite Harry’s rocky relationship with his father in recent years, there is still a strong bond between the two, and it is understandable that Harry would want his own children, Archie (7) and Lilibet (5) to spend more time with their grandfather.

It is also perfectly feasible that he has decided to come back home so that his children are educated here. They are, after all sixth and seventh in line to the British throne.

Their return does not mean that they will resume Royal duties, however. It has been made clear that they return as “non-working” members of the family, which means they do not automatically benefit from publicly funded security.

They had to pay for their own protection while living in the USA, and unless things change, they will have to fork out for it here too – which frankly is just wrong.

No matter the ins and outs of the family tensions that led to Harry’s decision to leave the UK, he remains the King’s son. Meghan is the monarch’s daughter in law and Archie and Lilibet Charles’ grandchildren.

Prince Harry’s former career as an active soldier in Afghanistan also makes him a prime target for terrorists.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said last week that Harry and Meghan’s security arrangements were a “private matter.” He’s wrong. Harry’s safety, and that of his family, is a very public matter.

Imagine the national uproar there would be if anything were to happen to them. It would be seen as an attack on Britain - the risk is simply too great to ignore.

The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) – an independent body overseen by the Home Office - has the power to restore Harry’s police protection to a similar level of that enjoyed by his brother and his family.

Yes, it would come at a cost – some estimates suggest £5 million a year – but you can’t put a price on someone’s life. Let’s hope when Ravec next meets it makes the right decision.

And wouldn’t it be great Prince William could find his way to forgive and forget his wee brother.

If Noel and Liam Gallagher can kiss and make up after a 15-year feud, then surely the Royal brothers can too after only six.