Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Return to Britain: A Complex Transition Amidst Family Tid
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in Britain — six years after leaving royal life behind for California.
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NewsweekPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to Britain six years after escaping a country they said had become intolerable, only to find that many of the pressures they described in 2020 now seem less like royal peculiarities than features of British life.
Washington Times CultureLONDON — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as they make a fresh start in Britain after six years in the United States, U.K. media reported.
Vanity FairThe highly surprising announcement of Meghan and Harry’s imminent arrival has made waves in the media, which is attempting to dissect the ins and outs of the situation and analyze possible scenarios regarding the Sussexes’ future in England. New prime minister Andy Burnham could not avoid the hot-button issue during a visit to West Yorkshire, reported the Times. He was asked whether the government would fund special security arrangements for the Sussexes: “This is a private matter. It’s a matter for Harry and Meghan.” He added: “We wish them well in the moves that they’re making.”
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Relations with the rest of the royal family quickly soured as the couple said palace staff had been insensitive to Meghan’s mental health and leveled charges of racism and media manipulation at members of the royal family.
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NewsweekFrom Royal Dysfunction to National Distrust Some of the Sussexes’ complaints were highly particular: palace officials, the bargain between royalty and the British press, and racist and sexist treatment of Meghan in parts of the media and online since 2016.
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The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September. The family plans to live at a private, nonroyal residence outside of London, but haven’t said exactly where that will be.
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Fox News EntertainmentArchie and Lilibet are enrolled in British schools and are expected to begin classes in September. Harry and Meghan plan to live at a private, non-royal residence outside London, although they have not disclosed the location. They will also keep their California home.
Vanity FairArchie and Lilibet to Attend School in England The Sussexes’ new residence will be kept secret for security reasons. The same goes for the school their children will attend, which is expected to be located somewhere near their new home. Archie and Lilibet are reportedly already enrolled and will return to school, like all British children, in early September—Archie in Year 3 and his little sister in Year 1.
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The Sussex’s remain nonworking royals, meaning the move does not signal a formal return to royal duties.
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Royal experts told Fox News Digital that Prince William and Princess Kate are "concerned" about the Sussex’s’ plans for an extended stay.
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"He had found Harry’s recent eagerness to publicly signal that he wanted to spend more time in Britain unusual, but that is very different from anticipating a full return. William now has to navigate a situation he did not create, did not ask for and, given the state of their relationship, almost certainly would not have chosen."
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"The Sussexes played a blinder with the king welcoming them, having not told him last month of a plan they have had for ages as their children will soon be in school," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital.
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01 Newsweek They were leaving, though nobody could know it then, on the lip of a national rupture. Within weeks came COVID-19; within a year Britain had completed its departure from the European Union’s single market; then came the energy-price shock, falling living standards and a period of political disorder that would bring four prime ministers in six years. The country the Sussexes left was already angry and divided, but the one they have returned to is poorer, less trusting and more visibly strained.
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02 Fox News Entertainment There was no visible police presence as Prince Harry and his family left Birmingham Airport, according to The Telegraph, with the couple instead relying on their own security team.
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03 Washington Times Culture The news comes less than a week after the couple surprised fans and critics alike with plans to return to Britain. The return was reported by media such as the BBC and the Daily Telegraph, with the newspaper reporting that their plane landed at Birmingham International Airport around noon.
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04 Vanity Fair Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received Frogmore Cottage—a historic estate located in Windsor, which, unsurprisingly, is a stronghold of the Windsors—as a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth II. It was there that they took a break from their lives as royals and raised their first child, Archie, born in May 2019. They stayed there for less than two years; the Sussexes left the estate on the day they stepped down from their official duties and departed England altogether to settle in the United States.
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