{"id":574792,"date":"2026-08-20T11:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/574792\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:42:10","slug":"harry-and-meghan-moving-back-to-the-uk-world-reacts-to-megxit-bombshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/574792\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK: World reacts to \u2018Megxit bombshell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Royal commentators are now speculating whether this relocation means the couple will go back to being working royals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Royal correspondent Laura Bundock told Sky News UK this was a \u201cvery significant move\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Bundock said this appears to be a \u201chalf in, half out\u201d scenario, where Harry will not go back to being a working member of the royal family, but will be able to more easily carry out some of his current duties with different institutions, such as the Invictus Games and other causes he is associated with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">However, the Daily Mail UK said Palace sources say there is no \u201chalf in, half out\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The Daily Telegraph UK\u2019s deputy royal editor, Victoria Ward, also questioned whether the move means Harry is \u201cback in the fold\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe development marks a significant shift in the Sussexes\u2019 private and professional lives and will have a notable impact on their relationship with the wider royal institution,\u201d Ward wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">As for a potential reason why the couple has now decided to return, Ward speculates it could have something to do with the political situation in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhy come back now? The American dream is perhaps not all it\u2019s cracked up to be in Donald Trump\u2019s US. It is no secret that the couple\u2019s politics do not align with the President\u2019s,\u201d she wrote in a piece about the couple\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Royal commentator Richard FitzWilliams said on GB News that the couple \u201cfailed to be A-listers in Hollywood\u201d and that\u2019s why they are moving back to England.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018They failed to make it in the United States.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Royal commentator Richard FitzWilliams gives his take on why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to return to Britain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bwyqJHhaLo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bwyqJHhaLo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GB News (@GBNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GBNEWS\/status\/2090193341686145440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Broadcaster and columnist Nina Myskow said the couple were \u201chounded out\u201d of the UK by the media and made the best of it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019m all for it,\u201d she said on GB News about news of their return.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018I am all for it, they were hounded out of this country by the media.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Broadcaster Nina Myskow reacts to Harry and Meghan returning to the UK, six years after \u2018Megxit\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/caTtwHvps1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/caTtwHvps1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GB News (@GBNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GBNEWS\/status\/2090191582272053649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">British broadcaster, TV personality and long-time Meghan critic Piers Morgan posted about the news on social media with nothing but a facepalm emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Within minutes, Morgan posted about the news again, saying: \u201cI may have to emigrate to the US\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">New Zealand-British journalist and commentator Dan Wootton also reacted to the news on social media: \u201cWhat did we do to deserve this,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING RIGHT NOW: MEGXIT REVERSED!<br \/>Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK, the Daily Telegraph has just revealed.<br \/>WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS!?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Wootton (@danwootton) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danwootton\/status\/2090182766541287435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">In the US, People magazine called it a \u201cshocking move\u201d, while TMZ described it as a \u201cshocking twist\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The New York Post also called it a \u201cshock move\u201d, made six years after the couple left their royal life in England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">King Charles was reportedly told about this decision on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">As of right now, Harry and Meghan remain private citizens and not working members of the British royal family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The couple will reportedly live in a private residence outside of London.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Royal commentators are now speculating whether this relocation means the couple will go back to being working 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