Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announce Plans to Move Back to the U.K. Amid Ongoing Royal争
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to the U.K. despite years of public criticism of royal life and the British press.
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Washington Times CultureLONDON — Prince Harry is coming home to Britain and bringing his wife Meghan and their children for an extended stay that could help repair a rift with the royal family.
Vanity FairPrince William and Kate Middleton are said to be “very concerned” about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to Britain and the prospect of a rival court, as a royal insider tells Vanity Fair.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to relocate their family to a private residence outside London later this month, according to multiple reports. Their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are set to attend a British school beginning in September, according to the BBC.
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Washington Times CultureDetails of their return remain sketchy but the couple has already enrolled their children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, at British schools and will start classes in September, a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.
Vanity FairOn Wednesday, The New York Times reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be moving back to Britain with their children, Archie and Lilibet. The shocking decision comes six years after they stepped away from their royal duties and relocated to Montecito, California, amid allegations of racism and hostility from the press and the monarchy.
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King Charles III was informed of the move Sunday and reportedly welcomes the opportunity to spend more time with the Sussex family privately. Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, have also been informed.
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The move is not expected to bring Harry and Meghan back as working royals. But it does put a fresh spotlight on the couple's long list of explosive claims about life inside the monarchy.
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Harry and Meghan left their ties to the crown in tatters after a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey and a Netflix series that aired grievances that Buckingham Palace officials were insensitive to Meghan’s mental health. They alleged at least one member of the royal family expressed racist views when Meghan, who describes herself as biracial, was pregnant with their first child.
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Fox News EntertainmentDuring their March 2021 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan made allegations about concerns within the royal family over the skin color of her firstborn son, Archie.
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While claiming King Charles refused to speak to him over the ongoing feud, Harry confessed he was ready to drop the legal warfare, noting: "I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point continuing to fight anymore, life is precious."
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Washington Times Culture“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Harry told the BBC last year. “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
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Harry’s unsparing 2023 memoir “Spare” did further damage by alleging his “archnemesis” brother physically attacked him in an argument over Meghan. Harry described Camilla as “dangerous” and said in interviews promoting the book that she had cozied up to the tabloids to rehabilitate her own image in the press at the expense of others.
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Fox News EntertainmentPrince Harry alleges William physically attacked him in explosive memoir, 'Spare'
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Harry said he wouldn’t return without security detail Harry has blamed the palace for stripping him of his police protection detail on visits to the U.K., and said that was at the “heart” of the family dispute.
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Fox News EntertainmentBattling to bring his children to Britain, Prince Harry argued that losing taxpayer-funded police protection left his family facing unacceptable dangers.
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01 Vanity Fair Vanity Fair has learned that while King Charles, who is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, welcomes the opportunity to see more of the Sussex family in a private and personal capacity, there will be no changes made to Prince Harry’s and Meghan’s roles or their status as private individuals and nonworking members of the royal family, in keeping with their clearly expressed wishes and agreement over past years.
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02 Fox News Entertainment Here are some of Harry and Meghan's most explosive claims and remarks about royal life, the British press and the U.K.
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03 Washington Times Culture The bombshell news comes six years after the couple’s tumultuous decision to leave their roles as working members of the family, abandon the trappings of royalty and depart for America in a move that widened the gulf between Harry and his father, King Charles III, and older brother, Prince William, heir to the throne.
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