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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan to make shocking move back to UK amid royal tensions
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are moving back to the United Kingdom, according to reports.
The couple and their two kids, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are reportedly returning six years after stepping away from their senior royal roles and moving to California in 2020, according to People and The Telegraph.
The outlets report the family is relocating this month and the kids will be starting school in the U.K. in September. They will keep their homes in Montecito, California, and Portugal.
USA TODAY has reached out to the palace and Harry and Meghan’s representatives for comment.
The news comes one month after Meghan, 45, and Harry, 41, reunited their children with their grandfather King Charles and Queen Camilla after four years apart. Buckingham Palace confirmed to BBC in early July that the family came together at Highgrove house, Camilla and Charles’ private country residence in Gloucestershire, England.
This marked a significant step amid reported rifts in the relationships between the Sussexes and the extended royal family over the past six years. The king had not seen his grandchildren in four years prior to the trip, and Meghan had last visited the U.K. in September 2022 for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
Harry has also only seen his brother, Prince William, a handful of times in recent years and had last visited his father, King Charles, in September.
Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan lived in the U.K. for nearly two years before leaving
Harry and Meghan got married in May 2018 at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle and lived in the U.K. for nearly two years while participating in royal duties.
One year later, they welcomed their first child, son Archie, who is sixth in line to the throne. Born to an American mother, Archie became the first British royal baby of African American descent.
In 2020, Harry and Meghan officially stepped back from their senior duties and moved to Montecito, California, amid a reported bitter family dispute. At the time, the pair said they intended to “work to become financially independent.”
Their daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana was born in 2021 in the United States. She is named after two of Britain’s most famous royals: Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997, and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022.
This story is developing.
Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/life/

