Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are reportedly returning to Britain this month, six years after they quit royal duties and relocated to the U.S.
The couple intend to relocate from the U.S. to a private non-royal residence outside London, according to the BBC.
Harry and Meghan plan to maintain their home in Montecito, Calif., and their vacation property in Portugal when they return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay beginning this fall, The Associated Press reports.
The outlet also reports that the couple’s children, seven-year-old Prince Archie and five-year-old and Princess Lilibet have been enrolled to start at a British school in September.
King Charles III was told of the move on Sunday and there are no current plans for Harry or Meghan to resume their roles as working royals, the BBC reports.
Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties and moved to California more than six years ago and secured lucrative contracts with Netflix and Spotify with their media company, Archewell Productions.
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Although relations with the rest of the Royal Family have soured since then, Harry has recently expressed an interest in reconciliation so he could spend more time with his father, King Charles, who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.
Harry and Meghan visited the U.K. last month, where they met with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, a country estate west of London, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
The Duke of Sussex arrived in his homeland for a number of charity events.
Harry’s visit also coincided with him losing his final lawsuit in his quest to tame the British tabloids. A judge ruled that he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Harry has made public comments about hoping to reconcile with his family, telling the BBC last year, “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.”
“There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,” he said, adding that he has now “forgiven” them.
“Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has,” he said, referencing King Charles and his 2024 cancer diagnosis. “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
Harry has placed the blame on the palace for stripping him of his police protection detail on visits to the U.K., and said that was at the “heart” of the family dispute.
Harry told the BBC that his security issues “could be resolved” through his 77-year-old father.
“There is a lot of control and ability in my father’s hands,” Harry told the outlet.
“Ultimately, this whole thing could be resolved through him. Not necessarily by intervening, but by stepping aside, allowing the experts to do what is necessary.”
Harry also spoke about whether he’d ever return to the U.K. with his family, considering he lost the appeal and would have to ensure his own security, along with his wife and their two young children’s.
“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point,” he said.
“I love my country, I always have, despite what some people in that country have done … and I think that it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”
— with files from The Associated Press
The media are so wrong on this. TMZ is the only one with the right take.
Its a temporary move due to Chuck’s cancer. They are keeping the home in LA, and are keeping it staffed while they are in the UK. Megan’s mother is also staying behind in LA.
Not Markle!!
And why would we care?
Does anyone ever move to boring Canada
Thats where they belong , good luck to you guys
The only thing Megan Markle has done for the world is create bad movies. Period. What a useless waste of a human being.
Leave them in the uncultured uncouth uncivilized US.
Ann seemed to miss the part where they would be living in a private residence not designated as a royal residence and they aren’t resuming any roles. It means this doesn’t come at the public’s dime.
A Half breed neeeegaaaaaaa & a red head white boy going back to England … thank GODD!!
Two useless, self centered people!
Good riddance those two are a couple of losers.
I guess Meghan isn’t the influencer she thought she was. Better to be in britain with the king paying the way. I wonder how Prince William, and Princess katherine will react?
OMG! The States can keep her!
Who cares.
So if the Palace itself won’t cover their security details while in England why would Canada jump to cover their costs while in Canada? Same as Trudeau’s entourage around the world. What an offensive waste of money while many Canadians are hungry!