Prince Harry and Meghan transferring again to UK: British press

Six years after stepping down as working royals, Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan are transferring again to the United Kingdom inside weeks, British press reported late Wednesday (Aug 19). 

In a shock transfer, Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, and his spouse Meghan, “plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London”, The Telegraph stated.

Several UK information shops together with the BBC reported the couple’s two youngsters, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, had already been enrolled in a British college for the beginning of the varsity 12 months in early September.

It was reported that the couple had already chosen a brand new home, however that it could not be one of many many royal residences.

Harry and Meghan have lived in California since stepping down as working royals in 2020 and the youngsters had not seen their grandfather since 2022.

Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, left Britain for North America in 2020 amid a bitter feud together with his household, which worsened as Harry revealed his tell-all memoir Spare.

A no-holds barred interview with US talkshow hostess Oprah Winfrey additionally deepened the rift.

The Press Association stated the 77-year-old Charles had been made conscious on Sunday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex deliberate to return to reside within the UK.

The monarch “welcomes the opportunity to see more of the family in a personal capacity”, however there can be no change of their standing and the couple would nonetheless not be working royals, PA stated.

“EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT”

The gorgeous information comes solely weeks after Harry and Meghan paid a brief go to to the UK in early July with the youngsters, throughout which they’d a non-public assembly with Charles.

Harry stated final 12 months that he wished to reconcile together with his father, who was identified two years in the past with most cancers and has been receiving therapy since. The sort of most cancers has by no means been revealed.

It was not instantly clear whether or not Harry’s older brother and inheritor to the throne, Prince William, and his spouse, Catherine, had been knowledgeable of the information. The two brothers have change into estranged and reportedly not speak.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams informed GB information tv that it was “an extraordinary development”.

“My first thought frankly is… they failed to make it in the US… essentially they failed to be A-listers in Hollywood.” 

While the couple signed a mega cope with Netflix in 2020 reportedly price an unconfirmed US$100 million, lots of their initiatives have struggled to win over audiences.

And the brand new deal signed with the US streaming large in August 2025 was a looser association, described as a “multi-year, first look deal”.

“UNTRUTHS”

The Sun newspaper stated the couple would hold their Montecito residence in California, in addition to a home in Portugal the place they’re believed to have loved some trip time this summer season.

Even the run-up to Harry’s July journey was rocked by setbacks, with media shops quoting sources near Harry as saying the prince could be staying at Buckingham Palace in London – just for the palace to problem a denial.

News of the couple’s shock return after their painful departure from Britain – dubbed Megxit by the British tabloids – additionally comes the day after Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, revealed that he had written a guide about his sister’s life.

Harry has lengthy blamed the media for the loss of life of his mom Princess Diana, who was killed in a Paris automobile crash in 1997 whereas attempting to shake off the paparazzi.

Swan Song: Diana, My Sister can be revealed in Britain and different international locations on Sep 22 and translated into 12 languages.

“With the 30th anniversary of Diana’s tragic death on the skyline, I’ve been inundated yet again with requests for interviews about my sister,” Spencer stated.

“This has convinced me to write down my own thoughts and memories, once and for all,” he stated, including many opinions have been “based on untruths that have become accepted over time”.

Spencer, 62, has remained near each his nephews, and Harry and Meghan and their youngsters reportedly visited the earl’s ancestral residence at Althorp, central England, in early July the place they have been stated to have visited Diana’s grave.