{"id":599070,"date":"2026-08-20T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599070\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:32:12","slug":"key-moments-in-prince-harry-and-meghans-six-years-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599070\/","title":{"rendered":"Key moments in Prince Harry and Meghan’s six years in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will soon move back to Britain after six years of living in the US.<\/p>\n

Below is a timeline charting the family’s issues since 2020.<\/p>\n

2020<\/p>\n

January – Harry and Meghan announce they are to step \u2060down as working royals.<\/p>\n

June – The couple moves to Meghan’s native California.<\/p>\n

2021
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\nMeghan says a member of the royal family made a racist comment during an interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS<\/p>\n

March – Harry and Meghan are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on CBS. Meghan says a member of the royal family had made a racist comment and she had been pushed to the point of considering suicide, while Harry reveals King Charles no longer takes his calls. The late Queen Elizabeth issues a statement in response.<\/p>\n

“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately,” the statement says.<\/p>\n

June – The couple’s second child, a daughter, Lilibet, is born. Lilibet is \u200ca family nickname for Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

2022
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\nPrince Harry and Meghan attend the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London in September 2022<\/p>\n

August – \u2060Harry files a lawsuit against Britain’s Home Office and the Metropolitan Police over his security arrangements in the UK since he stepped down as a working royal.<\/p>\n

September – While Harry and Meghan were in London on a visit, Queen Elizabeth dies. They stay in Britain for her funeral.<\/p>\n

2023
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\nHarry’s memoir in 2023 details his relationship with his family<\/p>\n

January – Harry publishes his memoir Spare, detailing his relationship with his family.<\/p>\n

Among the most notable revelations, Harry says his brother William, \u200cnow heir to the British throne, knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument at his London home over Meghan. William called Meghan “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive,” Harry writes.<\/p>\n

He \u2060also says he and Prince William had asked their father not to marry Camilla Parker Bowles, who is \u200cnow Britain’s queen.<\/p>\n

May – Harry attends his father’s coronation without Meghan. He does not sit with other \u2060senior royals.<\/p>\n

2024
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\nKing Charles was diagnosed with a form of cancer<\/p>\n

February – \u200cBuckingham Palace announces King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment.<\/p>\n

Harry is photographed arriving at his father’s London residence for a brief meeting.<\/p>\n

March – Kate, William’s wife, says she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

2025<\/p>\n

April – At an appeal over \u2060the changes to his police protection, Harry’s lawyer warns his “life is at stake.”<\/p>\n

2 May – Harry loses his legal challenge over \u2060his security arrangements.<\/p>\n

Later that same day, he says he wants reconciliation with the British royal family, explaining that his father King Charles no longer speaks to him due to the security row, adding he does not know how long the monarch has left to live.<\/p>\n

2026
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\nPrince Harry and Meghan pose for a photo during Game Four of the 2025 World Series<\/p>\n

August – The couple plan to move with Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, from California to Britain for an extended period.<\/p>\n

The children will begin school there in September, but the \u200ccouple will not return to royal duties, according to media reports.<\/p>\n

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