Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to return to live in the UK later this month - here's everthing you need to know
A surprise return
News broke last night that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be returning to live in the UK. I was settled down for bed when the reports came in. A huge shock for everyone - perhaps including Harry's family! This surprise news comes weeks after the Duke had a successful meeting with his father King Charles at Highgrove, along with Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet
The family are moving back to Britain later this month, with plans in place for their children, Archie seven, and five-year-old Lilibet to begin school when term starts in September.
No official announcement has been made about where they will live specifically other than to say it will be "a private, non-royal home base in Britain" outside of London. They also already have a vacation home in Portugal.
They previously lived in Frogmore Cottage, the Windsor residence gifted to them by the late Queen Elizabeth II. The King, 77, asked them to vacate the property for good in 2023.
HELLO! understands King Charles was first made aware of these plans on Sunday, August 16, 2026, and that although he is pleased he will have more opportunity to see his son and grandchildren, there will be no alterations to Harry or Meghan's status within the royal family in accordance with previous decisions.
Have Harry and Meghan realised the grass isn't greener?
HELLO!'s US royal news correspondent, Alexandra Hurtado, is sharing her thoughts on the Sussexes' big move.
Don't call it a royal comeback, but it is a homecoming, of sorts. Six years after leaving the UK and moving to the United States, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are heading back across the pond. Yes, their California dreamin' is over.
Though one has to wonder, was it actually a dream, or did it become something of a nightmare? After all, those six years included lawsuits, public scrutiny and no shortage of headlines. The latest broke Wednesday evening, revealing that America is losing four of its royal residents: a Duke, a Duchess, a Prince and a Princess.
Harry and Meghan, who have called Montecito home for the past several years, are relocating to the UK for an extended period, with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, set to start school this month.
The news certainly wasn't on my 2026 bingo card.
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