Prince Harry, Meghan plan UK return as Archie and Lilibet join British schools

Tehran (TIP): Prince Harry and Meghan plan to return to the UK from California within weeks after enrolling their children, Archie and Lilibet, in British schools for the autumn term, according to reports that emerged late on Wednesday. The move has set off fresh debate about where the couple will live, who will pay for their security and whether their return could affect the wider royal family.
British media reported that Harry and Meghan are expected to live at a private, non-royal residence outside London and will not resume the royal duties they gave up when they moved to Montecito in Southern California six years ago. But the bigger question is whether Harry can repair ties with Prince William after years of public fallout, and whether the couple’s presence in Britain could overshadow William and Catherine.
Stories in the Telegraph and the Sun said the decision came as a surprise. Craig Prescott, an expert on the UK constitution and the monarchy at Royal Holloway University of London, said the palace would have to manage the situation carefully. “That will be something for the palace to deal with They wouldn’t want Meghan and Harry’s presence in the UK here to overshadow the work of the monarchy, and there will have to be some discussion and allowance for that,” he told The Associated Press.
The return comes while King Charles III, Harry’s father, continues treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer discovered in 2024. Last year, Harry said he did not know “how much time my father has left” and has spoken of wanting his children to have a chance to know their grandfather.
Royal historian Ed Owens said recent events may have opened the way for the couple’s return. He pointed to Harry’s stated wish for reconciliation, the apparently successful meeting last month between Charles, Harry, Meghan and their children at the king’s Highgrove estate in western England, Harry’s wish for his children to grow up British, and the view that the UK now appears safer than the US amid divisions in American society.