It seemed impossible and unmovable. But six years after the high-profile Megxit that left half the world astonished, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will relocate to the United Kingdom with their two children, Prince Archie (7) and Princess Lilibet (5), and they will do so at the end of this August.
An imminent move about which the motives behind this significant move, which will change their lives again, are unknown, and which, according to British media outlets such as the BBC News and its royal correspondent, specializing in the British monarchy, Daniel Relph, they will undertake under conditions very different from those previously.
The coverage mainly highlights that Harry and Meghan will return as non-working members of the British royal family, which means they will not regain their royal duties and therefore their status as private citizens will not change.
The family will settle in a private property on the outskirts of London, and Archie and Lilibet would start school next September. The media have also highlighted that the family will keep the California home as a second residence, so they would not permanently leave the United States.
The Daily Mail cover after Megxit.
It is also known that King Charles III was personally informed of his son and his family’s plans last Sunday, and despite the sudden and unexpected news, the monarch sees it as an opportunity to be closer to Harry and his grandchildren.
This rapprochement could be the result of the private visit that Harry and Meghan paid to Charles and Camilla in July, an encounter that seems to have helped reopen family contact.
The Prince William, Kate Middleton, Harry, and Meghan Markle during Commonwealth Day, in 2020.
That said, regarding Prince William, the British press notes that the brothers remain estranged and that Harry’s return would not imply an immediate reconciliation. This is one of the big uncertainties of his return, together with another delicate point: security.
Meghan and Harry will not have the security that the British royal family has
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to leave the United Kingdom in 2020, after Archie was born, precisely because of concerns about the family’s security, thereby automatically losing their right to state-funded police protection. This is one of the details that has drawn the most attention, since their return would entail the same security conditions as any other citizen.
