Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's UK return signals spectacular defeat as royal experts warn of William showdown

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported return to Britain could mark the ultimate reversal of Megxit.

Six years after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walked away from royal life in pursuit of freedom, financial independence and a fresh start in America, royal experts told Fox News Digital their homecoming could expose the cracks in the life they set out to build. Back on royal turf, the Sussexes could also find themselves on a collision course with Prince William and Kate Middleton as old tensions threaten to resurface.

"There is no way to spin a move back to Britain as anything other than a spectacular defeat for the entire premise of Megxit," Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTubes "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital.

The reported homecoming undercuts the very message Harry and Meghan sent when they walked away from royal life six years ago, according to the royal expert.

PRINCE HARRY LONGS FOR HIS OLD ROYAL LIFE AS AMERICA ISN'T WHAT HE EXPECTED, EXPERTS SAY

"Harry set out to demonstrate that the monarchy needed him far more than he needed the monarchy. His return delivers precisely the opposite conclusion," she said.

"Remember what Megxit was supposed to represent. Freedom. Financial independence. Global influence. A dazzling new life without the constraints of the institution," Schofield reminded. "They werent forced into exile. They chose this."

Schofield argued that after years of trying to build a life independent of the monarchy, returning to Britain only underscored how difficult it had been for the couple to escape its pull.

"Perhaps the most humiliating part is that Harry and Meghan left Britain seemingly convinced the monarchy was an anchor around their ankles," she said. "Six years later, it increasingly appears that the monarchy was the life raft."

KING CHARLES KEPT PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON IN THE DARK ABOUT SECRET HARRY AND MEGHAN REUNION: REPORT

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly preparing to move back to the U.K., with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, expected to start school in Britain in September.

But the couple won't return to any semblance of the life they held before, according to one royal expert.

"While Harry and Meghan are returning they are not regaining official royal roles," British royals expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital. "Nor was there any agreement to a 'half-in, half-out' construct. They have thwarted by trying to do what they agreed to with Queen Elizabeth II."

PRINCE WILLIAM'S ABSENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES AS KING CHARLES REUNITES WITH PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE: EXPERTS

If a return to royal duties was off the table, Harry's motivation for coming home could be far more personal.

One royal expert wondered if Harry's desire to spend more time with his father had shifted