Harry and Meghan Are Returning to the U.K. The Timing Couldn’t Be Darker.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced plans to return to the U.K. to live, though they will not resume royal duties. The move comes amid ongoing tensions within the royal family and speculation regarding their children's schooling.
Why it matters
The return of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remains a significant cultural and media event in the U.K. with implications for the monarchy's public image.
The prodigal son returns. This week, six years after they upped sticks and relocated their young family to California—with much bridge-burning with the royal family in between—Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced that they’re moving back to the U.K. They’ll be arriving in the country within a matter of weeks and living somewhere undisclosed outside London. They will continue not to perform royal duties and, it seems, will not be rubbing shoulders with William and Kate, as the two brothers remain unreconciled.
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