Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been surrounded by rumours that their marriage is "strained", with the couple said to be hoping to "avoid relationship therapy".
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently returned home after a romantic holiday to the Caribbean, which they took without their two young children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. A source has said the trip was "very much Harry's idea", adding that he is hoping to reignite the passion in their relationship.
"He wanted to whisk Meghan away for some couple time and try to reignite the spark between them. They spent time relaxing and it was great for them," the source said.
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AFP via Getty Images)They also claimed that the purpose of Meghan and Harry's trip was also to "figure out a plan moving forward." The source said the Sussexes are keen to "avoid couples' therapy".
Meghan and Harry's holiday was supposed to "give them a chance to have some fun" after all of the work they've been doing lately, the source told Heat magazine. They added: "It's not like they're in crisis, but like everyone, they have their issues and they need some quality time together.
"The intensity and scale of the stress they face can make them very tetchy, especially as they're under so much scrutiny." The Mirror has approached Meghan and Harry's representatives for comment.
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POOL/AFP via Getty Images)The comments come after a body language expert told The Mirror the royal couple looked "tense" as they touched down in Atlanta following their holiday to the island of Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines. They were pictured leaving the private plane they had hired to fly home.
Judi James said: "There's no sign of any lingering post-holiday glow from Meghan's body language here and that romantic, idyllic hand-in-hand pose we saw from Harry and Meghan as they strolled through deserted streets seems to have been replaced by a more separated look as Meghan rushes ahead across the tarmac, leaving Harry to chat to someone as he trails behind."
The body language expert added: "Meghan's unsmiling facial expression and her directive pointing suggest tension here and a desire to rush into the car. Harry appears to be in less of a rush although the way both his elbows are raised as he walks could suggest some matching inner tension here."
