What Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s U.K. Move With Archie and Lilibet Means for Their Royal Status
2 min readTHE RUNDOWN
- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are moving their family back to the U.K., People and The Telegraph report.
- Their children, Archie and Lilibet, will begin school there this September.
- Their status as non-working royals is not set to change.
Following their visit to the U.K. this July, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have made a big decision for their family: They are returning to England full-time. People reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving back to Britain with their children, Archie and Lilibet, who will begin school there in September.
They will have a “private, non-royal home base” there, the outlet wrote, adding, “The location of the family’s new home and the children’s school are being closely guarded.”
According to the outlet, Meghan and Harry will keep their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal, where they spent time earlier this summer.
The Telegraph reported that King Charles III was informed of the couple’s move on Sunday and that he, Meghan, and Harry did not discuss the topic during their visit earlier this summer.
Charles is said to be “naturally pleased for the opportunity to see more of his family on a regular basis, both in a private and personal capacity,” The Telegraph wrote, and is “clear” that Meghan and Harry’s status as private individuals and non-working royals won’t change, per their “previously expressed wishes.”
The U.K. outlet added that Kate Middleton and Prince William were informed of the move too, but it did not specify when or by whom.
Meghan and Harry moved to the U.S. after they stepped back from their royal family roles in 2020. The full family has visited England twice since then: for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in July 2022 and this summer.