Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to be planning to move their family back to the UK.

Harry and Meghan are plans to leave the US later this month and move to a private, non-royal residence close to London, according to The Daily Telegraph .

The couple’s children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are set to start at a British school in September, the newspaper reported.

The King was made aware on Sunday that the Duke and Duchess plan to return to live in the UK, and is said to welcome the opportunity to see more of the family in a personal capacity, but there will be no change in their status as private individuals.

They are not being offered a “half-in-half-out” option when it comes to their roles.

The couple moved to the United States in January 2020 after they stepped down as senior royals.

Tensions within the House of Windsor have heightened ever since the move, which allowed them to pursue lucrative media deals.

Those relations reached a new low after Harry published an explosive memoir that included unflattering depictions of the royal family and damning allegations of a toxic relationship between the monarchy and the press.

King Charles III hosted Harry and met with his family in July for the first time in years.

Harry’s visit last month also coincided with him losing his final lawsuit as a judge ruled that he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail.

His legal battles have been a source of friction with his family, however. Harry has said he wants to reconcile with his 77-year-old father, who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.

The Independent have contacted a representative of the Duke and Duchess for comment.

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