Watch: Are Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Permanently Moving Back to U.K.? The Truth
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made it back across the pond.
Six years after the couple—having stepped back from their roles within the royal family—moved their young family from England to California, the pair have officially returned to Harry’s home country.
According to multiple outlets, Meghan and Harry flew privately from California and arrived in England on Aug. 26 with their children Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5. The children have been reportedly enrolled in a British school and are scheduled to start classes the first week of September.
The family of four are planning to stay in England for an extended period of time, E! News confirmed, however have not made any plans to make the change permanent. Indeed, Meghan’s mom Doria Ragland will stay in Los Angeles.
While Harry and Meghan are returning to England, however, they are not expected to resume their official duties and will instead live in Britain as non-working royals.
The family’s change in locale comes one month after they enjoyed a trip to the U.K., with Meghan sharing a glimpse of their “summer holiday” to Instagram. Among the carousel of images was one of Archie and Lilibet enjoying the grounds at Althorp, the childhood home of the late Princess Diana.
Meghan and Harry’s move back to the U.K. could be seen as a sign of thawing relations between the younger prince and his brother Prince William and his father King Charles, with whom Harry has had fraught relationships in recent years.
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After all, Harry was previously very candid about his plan to never move his family back to England due to security concerns.
“I can’t see a world where I would be bringing my wife and kids back to the U.K. at this point,” he told the BBC in May 2025. “And the things that they’re going to miss is well, everything. I love my country. I always have, despite what some people in that country have done.”
But even then, the 41-year-old envisioned a world in which he and his family were close once again, especially given Charles’ cancer battle.
“I would love reconciliation with my family,” he added to the BBC at the time. “I will always. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. I don’t know how much time my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
Now, as Meghan, Harry and their two kids settle into their new lives back in England, read on for a look at some of their sweetest moments.
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