Harry and Meghan make first joint appearance since returning to U.K.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Nottingham for a series of charity engagements, marking their first joint appearance in the UK since returning with their children. The visit is part of an effort to reconnect with British charities while navigating ongoing tensions with the royal family.
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The couple's public reception and their status as nonworking royals remain a subject of intense media scrutiny and public debate in the UK.
LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were making their first royal-style public appearance together Thursday since they returned to the United Kingdom with their two children. Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, were visiting three charities in Nottingham, as they look to rebuild their image in Britain six years after walking away from royal life. Nottingham, a city in central England known as the setting for the famous “Robin Hood” legend, holds a special place in the couple’s history as the place where they made their first joint public appearance after announcing their engagement in 2017. “It’s almost a full circle moment because it looks very much like a royal engagement,” NBC News royal contributor Emily Nash said. The events Thursday began with a visit to the Community Recording Studio, a youth and community charity in Nottingham that Harry has visited before, including just last year.
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