What Do We Know About Harry And Meghan’s Return To The United Kingdom?
Not much is known about their move, or why Harry and Meghan chose to return to the United Kingdom. The BBC reported Charles was informed of their move earlier this month. It’s also unclear what level of security Harry and Meghan will be offered, the BBC reported, as the government withdrew their publicly funded security after they stepped back as working royals. Harry also lost a legal challenge over his security withdrawal last year. The couple’s return to the United Kingdom comes one month after they met with Charles and Queen Camilla in what Buckingham Palace called a private family visit. Harry also made a rare visit to the United Kingdom last year to meet with his father, which came months after he told the BBC he would “love a reconciliation” with his family.
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Reports last week indicated Meghan would return to acting with a role in Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” which shoots in the United Kingdom, but the status of the project is unclear. Shortly after those reports broke, multiple outlets reported Meghan’s role in the show had been dropped. But Variety reported on Tuesday that Meghan’s potential role was an “incredibly nascent concept” at the time of the initial reports, also reporting an offer for her to join the show is “not entirely dead.”
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Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as working royals in 2020 amid frustrations with the British media and the royal family, with the couple alleging Meghan had been subject to racist treatment. The couple’s departure from the United Kingdom was highly publicized, and they gave a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey in 2021 in which Meghan alleged there were concerns among the royal family about how dark her son Archie’s skin would be when he was born. After settling in California, Harry and Meghan embarked on a variety of media ventures, securing a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100 million over five years. The couple produced several television series, including “Harry & Meghan,” which shattered documentary records for the streaming service. But their other endeavors were not as successful, including a quickly abandoned podcast Meghan hosted called “Archetypes” and her “With Love, Meghan” lifestyle series, which was panned by critics. Harry and Meghan signed a new Netflix deal in 2025, but reports said the deal was worth less than the first contract. Harry also authored a memoir, “Spare,” which set records in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling nonfiction book.
further reading
Prince Harry And Meghan Moving Back To U.K. After 6 Years In U.S. (Forbes)
Meghan Markle’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Rumors May Have Overshadowed Season 2 Launch — but Her Role Isn’t Off the Table (Variety)
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