8 royals who permanently or temporarily left their native countries - including Prince Harry


From finding love abroad to pursuing education, these royals have made bold moves far from their home countries


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In recent years, Prince Harry has said that the US feels like home. Harry, who married Meghan Markle in 2018, moved to California in 2020. .

The couple, who have since welcomed their daughter Lilibet and son Archie together, spent lockdown at Tyler Perry's Beverly Hills mansion, before moving into their own £11million home in Montecito, where Harry says they have formed "an amazing community".

Harry is not the only royal to have relocated from his native country; from the other European royals living in the US to the Princesses who moved to a different country after finding love with a royal, get all the details below…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - JUNE 13: Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Princess Adrienne of Sweden, Christopher O’Neill and Princess Leonore of Sweden leave after the christening of Princess Ines of Sweden at the Drottningholm Palace Chapel on June 13, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.  (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)© Getty Images

After a period living away from home Princess Madeleine of Sweden moved back to Sweden in 2024

Princess Madeleine of Sweden

The US was once home to Princess Madeleine of Sweden, her husband Chris O'Neill and their three children. The Swedish royals relocated to Miami, Florida, in 2018. 

The couple made the move because it was an ideal time for her young children while they were still very young, and to spend more time closer to her husband Christopher O'Neill’s family ties. In 2024, the five of them moved back to Sweden. 

Princess Leonor of Spain visits The Palacio del Gobierno de Navarra on September 26, 2025© Paolo Blocco/Getty Images

Princess Leonor of Spain briefly left the country for studies

Princess Leonor of Spain

Princess Leonor, the future Queen of Spain, moved to the UK in August 2021 in order to study for her International Baccalaureate. The teenager studied at the UWC Atlantic College in Llantwit Major, Wales. Her studies ended in 2023, and she moved back to Zarzuela Palace near Madrid. 

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Princess Leonor wasn't the only young royal to leave for their studies

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Joining Princess Leonor at the UWC Atlantic College was Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, the daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. Like Leonor, Princess Alexia relocated to Wales in summer 2021, following in the footsteps of her father, who also studied there. She too graduated in May 2023 - receiving her official diploma on July 6, 2023.

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece© Getty Images

The royal couple own multiple properties around the world

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece

Many of the senior members of the Greek royal family don't actually live in the country. Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece divide their time between lavish properties around the world with their five children, including a New York residence, London townhouse, Cotswolds estate, and a property in Harbour Island in the Bahamas.

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Princess Charlene of Monaco was born in Zimbabwe

Princess Charlene of Monaco

Princess Charlene may now live in the Prince's Palace of Monaco with her husband Prince Albert and their twins, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, but she was actually born in Zimbabwe, before moving to South Africa with her family at the age of 11.

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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is originally from Battery Point, Australia

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Like Princess Charlene, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark relocated from her home country after finding love with a royal. Mary met Prince Frederik at a pub in Sydney when he was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics, and moved to Europe in 2001 after a long-distance relationship, first moving to Paris, and then Copenhagen. They married in May 2004 and have four children together.

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Queen Maxima had no idea who her husband was when they met in Spain

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and had no idea that King Willem-Alexander was royalty when they met in Seville, Spain in 1999. The couple married in 2002 and have three children. 

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