Prince Harry has made a swift return to the U.S., just weeks after he and Meghan Markle relocated their family from California to the U.K.<\/p>\n
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who established their American home base in Montecito after purchasing a $14.65 million (AUD $20.81 million) mansion in 2020, arrived in the U.K. on Aug. 26 with their children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5.<\/p>\n
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Prince Harry speaking in New York after returning from the UK.<\/p>\n
Their arrival came just one week after reports emerged that the family was preparing to trade their longtime California base for Harry\u2019s home country.<\/p>\n
Despite making the move across the Atlantic, Harry and Meghan are reportedly searching for a U.K. property that bears a striking resemblance to their sprawling Montecito estate.<\/p>\n
The couple is also expected to maintain close ties to California, with plans to make return visits so they and their children can spend time with Meghan\u2019s mother, Doria Ragland.<\/p>\n
And Harry has wasted little time returning stateside.<\/p>\n
The Duke of Sussex, 42, travelled back to the U.S. to take the stage at an event held during United Nations General Assembly week, where he drew on his own experiences as a father while addressing the potential dangers social media and technology can pose to children.<\/p>\n
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Prince Harry has made a swift return to the U.S., just weeks after he and Meghan Markle relocated their family from California.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I come to this as a father, one who has shared countless conversations with other parents as they mourned the loss of their children to recklessly built technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Harry\u2019s appearance comes shortly after Meghan offered a glimpse into some of the couple\u2019s most treasured memories in honour of her husband\u2019s 42nd birthday.<\/p>\n
The Duchess took to Instagram to share a heartwarming montage dedicated to her husband, featuring candid moments with Harry, glimpses of Archie, and footage of the Duke skiing alongside the family\u2019s dog, Paula.<\/p>\n
The sentimental clip concluded with an intimate moment between the couple as they shared a kiss in a vineyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s simply the best. Happy birthday my love,\u201d Markle captioned the post.<\/p>\n
The heartwarming message came after it was reported that the couple plan to make \u201cregular\u201d trips back to California to visit Ragland, who will remain stateside.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghan plans to see her mum regularly. They\u2019re incredibly close,\u201d a source close to the couple told People.<\/p>\n
Markle is said to be hoping to recreate the lavish lifestyle the couple enjoyed in California, with their potential new property mirroring their sprawling Montecito mansion in more ways than one.<\/p>\n
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who established their American home base in Montecito in 2020, arrived in the UK on August 26 with their children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5. Picture: Netflix<\/p>\n
The Duchess reportedly wants the U.K. residence to boast nine bedrooms \u2014 the same number found inside their California estate \u2014 as well as plenty of luxurious amenities.<\/p>\n
And with Markle poised to make her return to acting, she is also said to be seeking a home with its own filming studio, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
Harry, meanwhile, appears to be prioritising privacy and space, reportedly searching for \u201ca lot, and I mean a lot, of land, and no footpaths going across it to protect their privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the couple hunts for their dream dwelling, the family is reportedly staying \u201cindefinitely\u201d in the spare room of a friend\u2019s Cotswolds mansion.<\/p>\n
Several sources told the outlet that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly been eyeing a $16.2 million (AUD $23 million) property, but no deal has been made.<\/p>\n
According to People, the family bid farewell to the West Coast on the evening of Aug. 25, travelling to England aboard a private jet.<\/p>\n
Before their departure, Harry and Meghan spent their final days in Montecito, surrounded by some of their closest friends, as well as Ragland, an insider told the outlet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey wanted to spend time with the people they\u2019re closest to before they left and for the kids to have some special time with friends,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a goodbye forever. It was much more, \u2018We\u2019ll be back, but this is what we\u2019re doing right now.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The insider added that emotions ran high as the Sussexes said goodbye to the life and loved ones they were leaving behind.<\/p>\n
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Their arrival came just one week after reports emerged that the family was preparing to trade their longtime California base for Harry\u2019s home country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been planning this for some time, and they feel it\u2019s the right thing for their family, but that doesn\u2019t mean leaving was easy. Meghan really loves their life in Montecito and their home there. They know it\u2019s going to take a little bit of time for everyone to settle in and adjust. There\u2019s excitement about what\u2019s ahead too, especially for the kids,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n
The insider revealed that Harry \u201cwants them to understand the world he grew up in and where their family comes from.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghan feels very fortunate that they\u2019re able to give Archie and Lilibet the opportunity to experience both worlds,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n
Harry and Meghan are said to have already enrolled Archie and Lilibet at a British school, which they will begin attending in September, according to reports from U.K. publication The Telegraph and People magazine.<\/p>\n
Insiders told both publications that the couple will establish a private residence in the U.K. However, it is unclear whether they will base themselves near London or in the countryside. Harry and Meghan have not had a British home base since 2023, when they were forced to give up their lease on Frogmore Cottage, the royal residence in Windsor, where they moved after their 2018 wedding.<\/p>\n
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Despite making the move across the Atlantic, Harry and Meghan are reportedly searching for a UK property that bears a striking resemblance to their sprawling Montecito estate.<\/p>\n
Harry\u2019s father, King Charles, is understood to have been informed of the couple\u2019s plans on Aug. 16, and he is reportedly excited for the \u201copportunity to see more of the Sussex family in a private and personal capacity.\u201d However, the New York Times states that the matter was not discussed during the Sussexes\u2019 recent meeting with the king in the U.K.<\/p>\n
There is no suggestion that the move means Harry and Meghan will return to their former roles as working members of the royal family. In fact, insiders note that Charles has made clear the couple will continue to act as private individuals.<\/p>\n
Those same sources also insist that Harry and Meghan are not currently planning to let go of their $14.65 million (AUD $20.81 million) Montecito mansion, which they purchased in June 2020, soon after stepping down from their royal roles.<\/p>\n
When the couple moved, Archie was still an infant, and Lilibet was born in California. Both children have attended school in the Montecito area in recent years \u2014 while Meghan has been busy building a lifestyle brand, As Ever, which was inspired by her life in the California enclave.<\/p>\n
Meghan will continue to run her business from her new home in the U.K., sources stated, while the move will allow Harry to further involve himself in the British charities that he has been working with for several years.<\/p>\n
Their decision to relocate back to the U.K. suggests a significant thawing in the rift between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family, a divide that has been further deepened by Harry and Meghan\u2019s repeated attacks on the monarchy \u2014 including their explosive tell-all prime time interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry has made a swift return to the U.S., just weeks after he and Meghan Markle relocated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":903380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-903379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}