Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Planning to Move Back to the UK After Six-Year

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Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Planning to Move Back to the UK After Six-Year
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  1. Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are planning to move back to the United Kingdom more than six years after stepping away from their roles as senior working members of Britain's royal family, ABC News confirmed this week.

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    NPR News

    Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties and moved to California more than six years ago to earn their living through lucrative contracts with Netflix and Spotify. Although relations with the rest of the royal family have soured since then, Harry has recently expressed an interest in reconciliation so he could spend more time with his father, King Charles III, who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.

    The Hill

    Reverse Megxit: Prince Harry, Meghan returning to UK with their children Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are reportedly moving back to Britain this month with their two children six years after their dramatic split from royal life and retreat to California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will live at a private residence outside of London while keeping their home in Montecito, California and vacation…

    Breitbart

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to move back to the United Kingdom, after living several years in California, was reportedly spurred by their “disillusionment with the current White House.”

    The Daily Wire

    In a royal surprise, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle plan to leave California and establish a home base in the United Kingdom, British media reported Wednesday.

    NBC News

    Prince 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.

    New York Post

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be moving back to the UK. Getty Images President Trump had ruled out deporting the prince early in his second term, joking to The Post's Miranda Devine: “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife.” Al Drago/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages.com

    New York Times

    What to Know About Prince Harry and Meghan’s Move Back to the U.K. The couple are moving back after six years in the United States. What they will do, and much else, are still unclear.

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  3. The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September, according to a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorized to speak publicly. The family plans to live at a private, non-royal residence outside of London, but plans to maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal.

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    Breitbart

    Citing reports from The Telegraph and The Sun, the BBC reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will relocate to a private residence outside of London with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The children will also be enrolled in British school come September. King Charles III has reportedly been informed of the move and welcomed the news.

    ABC News

    Now the family of four will resettle in the U.K., with Archie and Lilibet set to start school in their father's home country in September, according to The Telegraph, which first reported the move.

    NBC News

    The 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.

  4. Here is everything we know, and don't know, so far about the Sussexes' return to the U.K.

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    NBC News

    When asked for comment, a spokesperson for the Sussexes did not deny the reported plans to move back to the U.K.

  5. "I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point in continuing to fight anymore," Harry told the BBC. "I don't know how much longer my father has."

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    The Daily Wire

    After losing his appeal over government-funded security in Britain in 2025, Harry told the BBC he hoped to reconcile with his family.

    NBC News

    Despite the frosty relationship, Harry expressed a desire to reconcile with his family in May 2025, noting he did not “know how much longer my father has.”

  6. When was the last time Harry, Meghan and their kids visited the UK? Harry and Meghan visited the U.K. with Archie and Lilibet in July, when Harry undertook several public engagements in his home country.

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    NPR News

    Last month, Harry returned to the U.K. for a series of charity engagements. Meghan and the children joined Harry for part of the visit and they spent time with the king at his Highgrove estate in western England. It was the first time Archie and Lilibet had seen their grandfather since the late Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee in 2022.

    The Daily Wire

    Harry has visited the U.K. without his wife on multiple occasions in recent years, including for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022 and his father’s coronation in 2023.

  7. According to The Telegraph, the family plans to live in a "private, non-royal residence" near London.

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    Breitbart

    The couple intend to relocate from the U.S. later this month to a private, non-Royal residence outside London as first reported by the Daily Telegraph and the Sun newspapers.

  8. Meghan, Archie and Lilibet were not seen publicly during the visit. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, met with Harry, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet while they were in the U.K., a royal source confirmed to ABC News at the time. The meeting was the first time Charles and Camilla were known to have seen Meghan and their grandchildren since 2022.

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    The Daily Wire

    In July, King Charles III privately met with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their two children in the first family gathering since the royal rift erupted several years ago, The Daily Wire previously reported. The king and Queen Camilla met with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet at the Highgrove House country estate.

  9. Those tensions were exacerbated by Harry's long-running legal battle with Britain's tabloid newspapers, which he alleges illegally hacked his phones and invaded his privacy when he was younger. The prince has lost a series of lawsuits against the media, including one against the publisher of the Daily Mail, which concluded last month.

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    Breitbart

    Their ties to the UK since have been brief and fraught with problems. Prince Harry’s recent July visit was overshadowed by his High Court loss in a privacy case brought against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

  10. The defeat means Harry is facing a potential bill for millions of pounds after the court ruled he and other plaintiffs in the case were liable for the publisher’s legal fees.

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    The latest trial has left Harry facing a potential bill for millions of pounds after the court ruled he and other plaintiffs in the case were liable for the publisher's legal fees. Associated Newspapers has filed documents showing that its legal costs amounted to 34.5 million pounds ($47 million).

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  1. 01 New York Post

    WASHINGTON — The mystery of whether Prince Harry fibbed on his immigration papers will likely remain unsolved, as a pair of federal court cases seeking to compel disclosures about the terms of his visa stalled in the months before he and wife Meghan Markle announced Wednesday they would be returning to the UK.

  2. 02 NBC News

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  3. 03 ABC News

    Speaking on "Good Morning America" Thursday, Jobson called the news "a bit of a shock" and said questions remain over how much Harry's father, King Charles III, knew about his son's plans before he was made aware of the decision.

  4. 04 NPR News

    Harry has also been embroiled in a legal wrangle with the British government after a government committee refused to authorize police protection for the prince and his family when they are in the U.K. The prince says he and his family need armed police protection because they are at risk simply because they are members of the royal family, regardless of whether they are working royals.

  5. 05 Breitbart

    People noted in an exclusive on Wednesday that the move comes amid the couple’s “disillusionment with the current White House.”

  6. 06 Reuters

    Harry and Meghan to return to the press 'lion's den' they sought to escape - Reuters Harry and Meghan to return to the press 'lion's den' they sought to escape  Reuters

  7. 07 The Daily Wire

    Well…here we are a little over a year later. The couple has no promises of government security, no invitations (that we know of) to return as working royals, and no public resolution of the racial-bias allegations…so why are they going back, given their longstanding concerns?

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Original Articles (19)

Lean Right Where Prince Harry’s immigration case stands as he prepares to leave US with Meghan Markle — New York Post
Lean Right Reverse Megxit: Prince Harry, Meghan returning to UK with their children — The Hill
Lean Left Royal U-Turn: Prince Harry and His Family to Move Back to UK — NBC News
Lean Left What’s Behind Harry’s Decision to Move Family Back to UK? — NBC News
Lean Left Harry and Meghan set to return to UK — NBC News
Lean Left Prince Harry and Meghan will move back to the United Kingdom, source says — NBC News
Lean Left Prince Harry and Meghan to make U.K. their 'primary residence,' reports say — NBC News
Lean Left Royal experts explain Prince Harry, Meghan's planned move back to UK — ABC News
Lean Left Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to move to UK: Everything to know — ABC News
Lean Left Prince Harry and Meghan planning to move back to the UK: Source — ABC News
Center Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the U.K. with their children — NPR News
Lean Left As Prince Harry and Meghan Depart California for the U.K., Their Neighbors Shrug — New York Times
Lean Left What to Know About Prince Harry and Meghan’s Move Back to the U.K. — New York Times
Lean Left As Harry and Meghan Plan Their Return, Britain Wonders: What Changed? — New York Times
Right Report: Prince Harry and Meghan Moving Back to U.K. Over 'Disillusionment' With Trump, 'Direction of U.S.' — Breitbart
Right California Fleeing: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Heading Back to UK — Breitbart
Center Harry and Meghan to return to the press 'lion's den' they sought to escape - Reuters — Reuters
Right Cash, Crown, And The Royal Return of Harry And Meghan — The Daily Wire
Right PARTY IN THE USA: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Returning To UK After Years Of Royal Turmoil — The Daily Wire