Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Set to Move to the UK Amid Security Concerns
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are leaving sunny California to move back to the United Kingdom — but the pair is not expected to return to royal life.
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Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
ABC NewsByMelanie Schmitz August 19, 2026, 6:00 PM Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are planning to move back to the U.K., according to a source familiar with the matter. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
New York TimesHarry and Meghan Will Move Back to Britain After 6 Years in U.S. The prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained, will remain non-working royals, according to a person familiar with the decision.
NBC NewsPrince Harry and his family will leave the sunny shores of southern California and return to the United Kingdom, a source familiar with the couple’s plans said.
ReutersPrince Harry and Meghan to relocate back to Britain, media reports say - Reuters Prince Harry and Meghan to relocate back to Britain, media reports say Reuters
Washington TimesPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are relocating to Britain with their two children in the biggest shift to their family life since they stepped back from royal duties six years ago, People magazine reported.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving to the U.K. with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, for an extended period beginning this month, with the children set to start school there in September, according to People, which cited unnamed sources close to the couple. The outlet reported that the location of the family’s new home and the children’s school are being kept private.
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NBC NewsThe Telegraph and The Sun were the first to report the move Wednesday evening. The reports said Archie and Lilibet have been enrolled in British schools, to start in September, meaning the family will likely move within the next two weeks.
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The move follows years of public tension over the Sussexes’ security in Britain. He lost his automatic taxpayer-funded police protection after stepping down as a working royal in 2020, prompting a yearslong legal fight over the security arrangements provided during his U.K. visits. He lost his appeal in May 2025, when the Court of Appeal upheld the bespoke, case-by-case security arrangements established for his visits to Britain. At the time, Prince Harry told the BBC he could not see a world in which he would bring his wife and children back to the U.K., while still voicing hope for a thaw with his relatives: “I would love reconciliation with my family.”
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NBC NewsThe move back across the pond comes on the heels of Harry’s contentious visit to the U.K. in July — where his offer to stay at Buckingham Palace was rescinded and he had to walk back initial plans to travel with his wife and children over security concerns.
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She said while Harry’s relationship with his brother, Prince William, remains fraught as they “haven’t spoken in years,” Harry has “started speaking to the king, his father, a lot more.”
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Washington TimesWhile Prince Harry has worked to rebuild ties with his father, his relationship with his brother, Prince William, remains unchanged. People reported last month that the brothers, who were just 12 miles apart in London during Prince Harry’s July visit, did not meet, with one source close to the family calling the relationship “so broken.”
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01 New York Post The couple, along with their kids Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, are set to move across the pond for “an extended period” after ditching their royal duties and relocating to the US six years ago, Page Six confirmed.
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03 Washington Times People reported that Prince Harry has continued pressing the government for a fresh risk assessment, arguing none has been conducted in more than six years, and that the family’s decision to establish a British base reflects his belief that the security picture has improved enough to base Meghan and the children there again. A spokesperson for the couple declined to comment on security matters, according to the outlet.
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04 Associated Press The Telegraph – which broke the story – reports that Harry and Meghan’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September.
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