The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK since stepping away from royal duties in 2020.
Prince Harry and Meghan intend to relocate from the US later this month to a private, non-royal residence outside London, as first reported by the Daily Telegraph and the Sun.
The couple’s children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are enrolled to start at a British school in September.
While King Charles was reportedly briefed on the move on Sunday, there are currently no plans for either Prince Harry or Meghan to return to their roles as working royals.
The couple, who currently live in California, left the UK for North America in 2020 after stepping back from royal life and have since been part of a public falling out with the royal family. Harry and Meghan had cited tabloid intrusion, racism in British institutions, online abuse and complex family dynamics as among the reasons behind their departure.
Harry has made several trips back to the UK, including for the funeral of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the coronation of his father King Charles III the following year.
Harry’s trip to England in September last year included his first in-person meeting with his father in 19 months.
During the family visit in July, King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Harry, Meghan and their children at Highgrove House, the King’s private country residence in Gloucestershire, England. It was the first time in four years that he had seen the whole family.
Last year, Harry challenged the British government’s decision to downgrade his level of taxpayer-funded security following his stepping back from royal life.
After losing the court case, he described being “devastated” in an interview with the BBC last year. He said the decision made it “impossible” for him to return to the UK with his wife and children.
