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“Photographs of Harry and Meghan walking into a Cotswolds pub on Thursday, published in The Sun on Saturday, have raised suspicions that the Sussexes may have quietly co-operated with the anonymous photographer who snapped them.

The first tingle to the collective “spidey sense” of royal watchers came from how pin-sharp they are—rather like the pictures of Thomas Markle getting measured for his wedding suit—which is always a bit of a giveaway.

Also, British photographers don’t wait outside random pubs on the off chance that Harry and Meghan might show up. And, given you are not allowed in the U.K. to publish photos sourced by following the subject, one has to wonder how a professional photographer just happened to be parked up outside the Falkland Arms pub in Great Tew on Thursday, in the perfect position to grab photos that look like a typical U.S.-style tabloid set-up.

Also, the pictures tell exactly the story the Sussexes want. There has been a lot of speculation about their marriage, and whether it’s really as strong as it’s made out to be, and here they are, hand in hand, going for a romantic, midweek pub lunch.

Plus, this is all studiously English. The Sussexes, you may recall, told us at some length that England’s iconic institution, its monarchy, was a ghastly, corrupt, racist outfit that would be quite happy to see them dead. Now, they want to make it clear that they love England after all, and how better to do that than by shunning the fancy elite restaurants in London in favor of an ancient British pub (named after Lucius Cary, second Viscount Falkland, who died at the battle of Newbury in 1643), where a humble dish of fish and chips costs £20 ($26).

The narrative that they are totally normal, with simple British tastes, will surprise the regulars of phenomenally expensive Montecito restaurants like Lucky’s Steak House, and perhaps their private jet broker.

Yet another strange thing about the pictures is that a couple who have gone to great lengths to tell us about the security risks that attend their every waking hour have rocked up at a pub, one which Meghan visited last week with her pal Kelly Zajfen, who posted pictures on Instagram, without any security! Either they have been exaggerating their security needs, or the security stayed conveniently out of shot until after the pics were taken.

Either way, it’s as fishy as yesterday’s cod and chips, and that’s before we mention that just three days earlier they were screaming blue murder because two alleged “European” paparazzi showed up at their kids’ school, walked around the perimeter, and looked over the fence.

These people haven’t been named, and haven’t been accused of committing any crime. This entire story is based on a briefing from the Sussex side, which has a reputation for crying wolf on “near catastrophic” security alerts.

A careful reading of the Sussex statement produced after the alleged incident at the school suggested these “European” chancers didn’t even get as far as producing a camera. The extent of their crimes appears to be renting a van, wearing backpacks and looking over a fence from a public space.

In the information the Sussexes put out to the media on their WhatsApp groups, they say the police “established” that the van was a rental vehicle. This feels like an attempt to invoke the police without actually having to say whether they were called to this event. I’ve contacted the local police force to ask what their involvement was, and await their reply with interest.

But it’s all very, very odd. A fracas at the school on the Monday results in photographers being warned off, and then on the Thursday these perfect photographs of Harry and Meghan are taken without a murmur of protest.

The other thing I found odd was that when the photos first appeared late Friday night on The Sun’s website, the credit said “NO CREDIT” in capital letters. This felt like a forceful note from the photo desk. It was quickly tidied up, and the pics now just carry no credit, but someone was clearly very specifically saying: the photographer of this must not be identified. Why not? What does the snapper have to hide?
I’m profoundly unconvinced that this was a casual trip to the pub.

Matt Wilkinson, royal correspondent of The Sun told the paper’s newsroom podcast that they got the photos “almost by accident,” adding: “As I say, this was almost like an accidental, you know, stumbled upon them and here they are walking to the pub.”
Anyone else feel that the word “almost” is doing quite a lot of work here?”

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“Meghan signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) Group in April 2023, in a deal aimed at promoting content production and brand partnerships.
Her WME team also included Jill Smoller, the agent for Meghan's tennis star friend Serena Williams, as well as Brad Slater, who represents Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

But reports then emerged in February last year claiming that WME had dropped Meghan and she had not had a meeting with Mr Emanuel since January 2024.

WME insisted at the time that it was still working with the duchess, specifically on projects related to her Archewell Foundation with husband Prince Harry.

Now, the Sunday Times has confirmed in an interview with Mr Emanuel to promote his new memoir Roll the Calls that he and Meghan parted ways last year.

Asked where he thinks her career is heading, Mr Emanuel told the newspaper's magazine: 'Here's the great thing: I don't have to think about that any more.'

A source confirmed to the Daily Mail today that Mr Emanuel is no longer on Meghan's team – but she is still being represented by WME, which is based in Beverly Hills.

Mr Emanuel's book was ghostwritten by John Moehringer, who was also behind Harry's controversial memoir Spare which was published in January 2023.

He is one of the entertainment industry's most powerful figures, having founded the Endeavor talent agency in 1995 which merged with WMA in 2009.”

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“Prince Harry is taking his latest charity challenge to new heights.

The Duke of Sussex took part in a daring skydive outside Toronto, making good on a promise to a 102-year-old World War II veteran while raising awareness and support for military charities.

Harry, 42, first crossed paths with veteran Ed Marshall during a visit to the veterans center at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto last November. The pair connected over their shared military backgrounds and commitment to supporting the veteran community — and hatched a plan to jump out of a plane together.

After a medical evaluation determined that the 102-year-old veteran couldn’t safely make the jump, Marshall’s grandson, Bailey, stepped in to skydive alongside Harry in his place. Marshall still joined them for the flight, cheering them on from the plane.

“Ed’s been really excited about this. There’s no version where you can let a 102-year-old veteran down,” Harry said after completing the jump to CTV.

“He was devastated that he couldn’t jump, but it was great to have him in the back,” Harry added. “They did put a parachute on him. We did think that he was probably going to jump by himself — glad he didn’t and he’s still here! And he’s going to be 103 in a few months’ time.”

Harry’s first call after the jump was to his wife, Meghan Markle.

“We noticed you called your wife, the Duchess, immediately afterwards,” the interviewer said, before asking how difficult it had been to convince her to let him take part in the skydive as a father of two.

“I didn’t have to convince her, but she was relieved once we were down,” Harry said. “It took quite a while to get up, so I think she was like, ‘Are they down yet? Are they down yet?’ ”

Harry then jokingly put the blame on Marshall for getting him into the challenge in the first place.

“I’ve just been blaming Ed anyways,” he said. “I said, ‘I can’t, I don’t want to do it, I wish I could get out of it,’ but Ed is very persuasive!”

For Bailey, making the jump alongside Harry in his grandfather’s place made the moment even more meaningful.

“You would never assume that somebody with your schedule would do something to put yourself on the line for one, and just to take the time to take interest in what he’s done and his service — and your service — has been surreal for our family,” Bailey told Harry. “But just as my grandfather said, I mean, he’s just a normal guy. And that’s really the feeling that we get.”

Harry also gave an update on life back in the U.K. after moving there with Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

“It’s been great. It’s been great to be back on British soil,” he said, before joking in a nod to the day’s adventure, “It’s great to be back on terra firma, actually!”

“It’s great. The kids are happy in school, and it gives me a chance to really focus on Invictus in Birmingham,” Harry continued. “The Games are in July next year.”

Marshall, a former paratrooper who trained during the Second World War, had a particularly memorable story to share with Harry last fall when the two first met. He told the Duke about completing a charity skydive himself to mark his 100th birthday — a feat that appears to have inspired Harry to take on the challenge in his honor.

“The idea stuck, and together, they devised a plan for another jump,” the Sunnybrook Foundation shared on its fundraiser page.

The stunt benefited two organizations supporting Canada’s military community, Sunnybrook and the True Patriot Love Foundation.

Harry’s connection to both charities runs deep. True Patriot Love was instrumental in introducing the Duke to Sunnybrook and played a role in helping bring the Invictus Games to Canada, first in 2017 and again in 2025.

The charity skydive is one of many of Prince Harry’s first series of public appearances since he and Meghan returned to the U.K. with their family for an extended stay.

The high-flying stunt came just a day after Harry wrapped a whirlwind visit to New York City, where he made a surprise appearance at Goals House and joined a panel focused on supporting young people in the workplace and their mental health. The Duke of Sussex also attended the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting during his brief trip to the city before heading north to Toronto for the charity jump.

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“Meghan Markle is settling into life back in Britain — with some familiar faces by her side.

The Duchess of Sussex, 45, was photographed enjoying an afternoon pub outing with longtime friends and former Montecito neighbors Ellen DeGeneres, 68, and Portia de Rossi, 53, at The Three Horseshoes, an 18th-century pub near Burford, Oxfordshire, at around 2 p.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 21. Photos of the trio were obtained by Page Six.

The outing came as Meghan’s husband, Prince Harry, 42, stepped out in London for the WellChild Awards, his latest public appearance since the couple moved back to Britain with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, last month.

While Meghan has yet to attend an official public event since the family’s Aug. 26 return, the pub outing is not her first sighting since the move. In the days after arriving in Britain, Meghan and Harry were also spotted together at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire. An insider previously told PEOPLE that the Duchess plans to be out and about as she settles into her new life in Britain.

Much of Meghan’s attention in the family’s first weeks back has been on Archie and Lili as they begin a major new chapter. The children are attending school in the U.K. for the first time and switched schools after just two days amid security and logistical concerns surrounding their commute.

Meghan and Harry have been longtime friends with DeGeneres and de Rossi, who are neighbors of the couple in Montecito. Meghan famously appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in November 2021, and the couples remained part of the same Montecito circle in the years that followed.

Their friendship now stretches across both sides of the Atlantic.

DeGeneres and de Rossi moved from Montecito to the Cotswolds in November 2024. The following year, the former talk show host confirmed to the BBC that she and her wife decided to permanently move to England because of Donald Trump being re-elected as president. In addition, she’s also stated that de Rossi is an avid horse lover and that she’s “living her dream” being in the English countryside. 

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“Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have switched schools just two days into the new year.

The children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle— 7-year-old Archie and 5-year-old Lilibet — began classes in the U.K. last week shortly after their family’s move back to Harry’s home country. However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved their kids to a different school amid security concerns.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tells PEOPLE, “The decision for the children to move schools was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements.”

“The parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family,” the spokesperson adds. “This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.”

Hello! magazine reported that the security concerns stem from heavy traffic in the area and the distance between the school and their home, rather than the school itself. The outlet said that concerns were elevated after an incident “made it difficult for their vehicles to stay in convoy.”

Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bodyguards checked the school over the summer, the school run was not able to be assessed until classes were back in session, Hello! adds.

A friend told the outlet, “It’s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents. It was perfect for them in every way, and the children really enjoyed their time there. They really wanted to make it work, but they had to make a difficult decision based on the fact that the team couldn’t make the school run operationally secure.”

It was also revealed on Monday, Sept. 14, that Prince Harry and Meghan will have a security assessment imminently by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC), an independent U.K. Home Office committee that determines who receives taxpayer-funded police protection. The couple lost their automatic police security in the U.K. after they stepped back from their royal roles in 2020, but their move back to the U.K. has sparked a new assessment, the first for Meghan in six years.

Getting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet settled in “has been, and remains, their focus. Everything else will fall into place when the time is right,” a source close to Harry and Meghan recently told PEOPLE.

“There is a lot to do. They have just moved halfway across the world, and it’s been really busy getting the kids settled,” the source added. “Their focus has been on that, and will remain on that, for the time being. They are happy to be back.”

Archie and Lili’s education also played a role in the family’s decision to relocate back to the U.K. for an extended period after living in California since 2020. A source close to Prince Harry previously told PEOPLE that returning to Britain was something he had been “thinking about for a while,” while another source says the Duke of Sussex wants his children “to understand the world he grew up in and where their family comes from.”

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“Prince Harry and King Charles have spoken since the Duke of Sussex’s family moved back to the U.K., despite reports to the contrary.

Amid reports that Harry, 41, and the King, 77, have not communicated, a source tells PEOPLE that the father and son spoke by phone during Harry’s first week back in the U.K. The two have yet to meet in person since Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children returned to the U.K. on Aug. 26.

PEOPLE revealed on Aug. 19 that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were moving their family back to the U.K. for an extended period, with plans for Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to begin school in Britain this September. Details about their non-royal, private home and the kids’ school are being kept private.

Prince Harry and King Charles reunited in July during the Duke of Sussex’s visit to the U.K. before news of his family’s move. The father and son met at the monarch’s private country home of Highgrove, and the reunion was also attended by Meghan, Archie, Lilibet and Queen Camilla. The meeting marked the first time that King Charles had seen Meghan, Archie and Lilibet since 2022.

King Charles was spending time with members of the royal family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in late August, and he recently carried out a series of royal engagements in London on Sept. 2. Meanwhile, Prince Harry was seen for the first time since his move back to his home country when Tower Bridge Studios shared photos from his visit to their video and podcasting studio. He spent the day there on Sept. 4 working on an undisclosed project.

“He was very, very pleasant to everyone,” a source at the studio tells PEOPLE. “And he was very pleased to sign our celebrity wall. It was all very relaxed.”

On Sept. 7, King Charles directed that a letter of guidance be issued to senior officials across the U.K. government, military and Lord Lieutenancies reiterating that there is “no change” to the status of Harry and Meghan, 44, following their move back to Britain.

“It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of The Sovereign, and are no longer working Members of The Royal Family. This position, distinct from the State and Royal duties undertaken by the working Royal Family, and with the personal latitude it brings the couple in respect of financial independence and protection of their privacy as they would wish, will continue to be fully respected,” the letter stated.

“It follows that there is no change to the current status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” it continued. “Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used. The charitable work of the Duke and Duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests.”

Palace insiders point out that the letter does not represent a new policy — it reiterates the terms agreed when Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as working members of the royal family in 2020 and is in keeping with the family’s stated desire to remain private citizens while in the U.K.

However, PEOPLE understands that Prince Harry and Meghan were surprised by the letter. Those close to the couple say their team received the guidance at 1:59 p.m. U.K. time, and they sent back some questions 20 minutes later — including whether the guidance had already been circulated, as they wanted to inform Harry and Meghan and wanted clarification on some other matters.

At 3:09 p.m., the couple’s team were able to get hold of Prince Harry, who had been in a meeting, to inform him and share that they were asking about a couple of points in the letter. But at 3:11 p.m. U.K. time, they were told that the letter had been circulated to the media.

The clarification comes as Harry prepares to undertake a series of charitable engagements that were planned well ahead of his and Meghan’s return to the U.K. He is expected to attend events associated with some of the charities and causes he supports, including the Invictus Games. The next iteration of the Games will take place in Birmingham, England, in July 2027.”

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“Uganda has pulled out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, claiming they do not have the King’s approval.

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country’s military chief, said on Wednesday that he was withdrawing to quash support for “Harry-Meghan nonsense” within his defence ministry.

On Monday, Buckingham Palace circulated a letter on the direction of the King confirming that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “private citizens” and that their work was not on behalf of the monarchy.

Gen Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s president, wrote on X: “In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games.

“We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty’s approval.”

He told The Times: “I have factions in the ministry of defence that support that Harry-Meghan nonsense. I had to quash it straight away. I support the monarch. Period.”

The Invictus Games Foundation was unaware of the development before Gen Kainerugaba’s post was published on social media, The Telegraph understands. The organisation is now in discussions with its partners in Uganda to clarify the position.

Gen Kainerugaba, who is widely expected to follow in the footsteps of his 81-year-old father, Yoweri Museveni, is sometimes known as the “tweeting general” for his fiery and provocative posts.

In 2022, Mr Museveni was forced to step in and apologise after his son posted a series of messages threatening to invade neighbouring Kenya.

Gen Kainerugaba was also condemned for posts that were subsequently deleted, in which he threatened to have Bobi Wine, a defeated opposition candidate, castrated.

The general has stepped down from the social media platform at least twice, but has returned each time.
Uganda only joined the Invictus Games in July, becoming the 26th nation to take part and the first country from East Africa.

Its involvement was announced at an event at Chatham House in London, as Prince Harry began the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games 2027.

He was joined at the reception by Kiryowa Kiwanuka, Uganda’s defence minister, who praised the Duke.
Mr Kiwanuka said: “This milestone reflects our shared commitment to wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women who have sacrificed greatly in service to our nation.”

The minister said the decision to take part affirmed Uganda’s belief that “those who have borne the burdens of service deserve every opportunity to rebuild their lives with dignity, purpose, and hope”. “They are our living heroes,” he added.

The Duke posed for a picture with Ugandan delegates, raising a laugh as he held up a cardboard plaque the size of a tea tray and pretended to throw it like a Frisbee across the room.

The about turn announced by Gen Kainerugaba will come as a blow to Prince Harry, who has recently moved back to Britain and plans to make the build-up to next year’s Games, which will take place in Birmingham, a central plank of his work.

No sign King disapproves

However, the King’s lack of involvement in the Invictus Games, which is very much the Duke’s project, should not be interpreted as a lack of approval.

When the event was launched in 2014, the King, then Prince Charles, joined his younger son at the opening ceremony, with the now Queen and Prince William.

Beyond that show of support, palace sources have previously insisted that senior members of the Royal family never involve themselves in each other’s work.

There will be fears that Uganda’s decision was prompted by the letter circulated by the Lord Chamberlain, head of the royal household, on the direction of the King on Monday.”

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“Insiders say Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had been discussing Meghan’s return to acting for some time before an opportunity arose.

PEOPLE learned last week that the Duchess of Sussex, 45, is in talks to join Guy Ritchie’s Netflix drama The Gentlemen, which would be her biggest on-screen project since leaving Suits.

Meghan was living in Toronto to film the legal drama in 2016 when she first met Prince Harry. She stepped away from the show ahead of their wedding in 2018.

Even after stepping back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocating to California, Meghan didn’t seem interested in a return to acting. “I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not,” she told Variety in a 2022 interview.

However, sources told PEOPLE in this week’s cover story that Meghan and Harry, 41, had been discussing her return to acting even before talks forThe Gentlemen.

In recent years, she’s dabbled in on-screen projects, filming two seasons and a holiday special for her Netflix lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, which premiered in 2025, and a cameo as herself in Close Personal Friends, an upcoming movie starring Lily Collins and Jack Quaid.

Meghan was spotted on the Pasadena, Calif., set of the film in November 2025, with a source telling PEOPLE she appeared “very relaxed and happy.”

“She introduced herself to everyone and was very sweet and down-to-earth,” the source said at the time.

With talks underway for a role on The Gentlemen, the role did help shape the timing of Meghan and Prince Harry’s move back to Britain with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.

The show — with a cast that includes Theo James, Kaya Scodelario and Giancarlo Esposito — is filmed in the U.K. and is set in England. Its renewal for a third season was announced on Aug. 24, with Variety reporting at the time that the new episodes were already in pre-production and scripts were being finalized.

During an appearance at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, Aug. 26, Manda Levin, Netflix’s scripted chief in the U.K., gave a cryptic answer when asked about Meghan’s rumored casting.

“All bets are off,” she replied.”

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“The Duke of Sussex has returned to the UK 'just as angry' as he was when he left six years ago, friends claim.

Harry, 41 – who flew into Birmingham last week with wife Meghan, 45, and their two children for a new life back in England – is said to be 'spitting blood' at certain members of the Royal Family and 'expects an apology'.

The couple quit as working royals in 2020 and moved to the US in what has become known as 'Megxit'.

Relations were further strained between the Sussexes and senior royals by a series of bombshell revelations in Harry's memoir, Spare, and in several TV interviews, including one with Oprah Winfrey.

Earlier this month, in a shock announcement, the couple revealed they would be returning to a private, non-royal home, believed to be in the Cotswolds. It is understood that their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, have been enrolled to start at a local prep school this week. But a source told The Mail on Sunday: 'Friends who caught up with Harry were expecting to hear noises of contrition and humility.

'Instead, there will be no imminent mea culpa from Harry by the sounds of things. Far from it, in fact. He is still in that Oprah mindset.

'They were agog to hear he still feels angry with members of the Royal Family, is still frustrated by the 'men in grey suits' who surround his father, and still expects an apology.'
Harry has repeatedly accused aides of trying to sabotage his reconciliation with King Charles, echoing the same language used by his mother, Princess Diana, about royal courtiers who, she believed, were trying to undermine her.

The source said: 'Friends who have spoken to him since he returned to the UK were surprised to discover that the record has not changed one bit since 2020 and Megxit. It's shocking and quite sad.' It echoes what Harry said in an interview in 2023 when he said: 'What I'd really like is some accountability. And an apology to my wife.'

The source added: 'He certainly won't be issuing a public apology for his actions and he's whipped himself up all over again and Diana's legacy is a factor in this.'

Next August will mark 30 years since Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris. Last month, during a visit to the UK, the Sussexes visited Diana's grave at her childhood home, Althorp. Meghan later shared photos on social media of her two children carrying bunches of flowers through the estate's grounds.

Last week, for their return to the UK, the Sussexes flew in on a private jet, believed to have been chartered from Planet Nine Private Air, a California-based operator, which costs about $12,000 (£9,000) per hour of flight time.

Yesterday, it was reported in the New York Post's Page Six that the couple have enlisted the help of hedge-fund billionaire Ian Wace for their move back to Britain. The celebrity column claimed that Mr Wace – the founding partner of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the largest hedge funds in the world – was helping to finance the move as a long-term friend of the Sussexes.

The couple stayed on Mr Wace's private Scottish island, Tanera Mor, during their recent holiday.

It is understood the Sussexes are waiting on a new assessment of their security needs after losing their automatic right to armed police protection when they stepped down as working royals.

In the meantime, Harry's security adviser, David Langdown, is believed to have established a team of British security staff. The couple, who were approached for comment, will retain their homes in Montecito and Portugal.

The Duchess of Sussex could join Prince Harry at a high-profile fundraiser for The Diana Award now she has returned to Britain, The Mail on Sunday understands.

Attending the event would mark a symbolic moment for Meghan by linking her to the legacy of Harry's mother, Princess Diana.

Harry is expected to attend the glitzy dinner and awards ceremony on September 18, say sources – and Meghan is considering joining him.

The Diana Award – which celebrates young people who make a difference to the lives of others – remains one of the last formal charitable links between Harry and his brother William.

The Prince of Wales made an appearance on behalf of the charity, which was set up in his mother's honour, earlier this summer.

'Harry is expected to take the lead at this event,' said the source. 'The brothers tend to take it in turns.

'You won't see the two men attending an event together any time soon – especially if Meghan is there.'

It is understood the ceremony will be staged at Raffles London at The OWO, a hotel located in the Old War Office in Whitehall.

'The Diana Award started looking for wealthy individuals to buy tables this summer,' the source said. 'You got the impression that Meghan's attendance was not nailed-on yet, but it will be just the right sort of high-profile and glitzy occasion for her London debut.'

Another source suggested, however, that any appearance by the duchess is likely to cause tension.
'It will make a lot of people at Kensington Palace uneasy if she is in attendance,' they said.

'Instead of returning to Britain solely as Harry's wife and the mother of his children, she would be appearing alongside him at an event tied directly to the memory of Diana.

'Save-the-date cards were sent two weeks ago.'
A spokesman for the charity said: 'The Diana Award is at the early stages of considering how it may mark the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana's death next year.

'No plans have been agreed, no event has been confirmed, and no decisions have been made regarding attendance or participation.'

A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made no comment.”

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“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived back in the UK, BBC News understands.

Prince Harry, Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet are believed to have flown into the country privately from California.

A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said "this is not something we would comment on".
Last week, it was reported that the couple would be relocating to the UK in August. They will not return to official duties but will live in Britain as non-working royals.
It is thought the family will base themselves at a private property outside of London in the Cotswolds area.
Archie and Lilibet have been enrolled in school and the new term is due to start next week.

The Sussexes left the UK and stepped back from their royal duties in early 2020, before settling in California in March that year.

King Charles was told of the move earlier this month. The family visited the King at his Highgrove home in July this year, but it is understood the move was not discussed.

Before that visit, Prince Harry and Meghan had not been in the UK together since they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have also been informed of their plans.”

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“They called it their “Freedom Flight.” Six years ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle headed west, leaving Britain and a royal life they said had become impossible to endure. As recently as last year Harry suggested there was little chance of ever reversing course. “I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point,” he told the BBC in May 2025. But this fall Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, are doing just that.

As PEOPLE exclusively revealed on Aug. 19, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating to Britain for an extended period with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, who are enrolled in school there and starting classes in September. The family, due to arrive in late August, will establish a private, nonroyal home base believed to be
outside London — though they have not purchased a home — while retaining their residence in Montecito, Calif.

“Step by step, they want to be in the U.K.,” a source close to Harry tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “They want to have the time and give the kids the opportunity to be here.”

The surprising return opens possibilities that seemed unimaginable just weeks ago. Harry will be back in the country he has long missed; Archie and Lilibet will have a chance to experience the traditions and family history he grew up with; and Meghan is stepping into an unexpected new professional chapter, with talks underway for a role on Netflix’s The Gentlemen, which films in the U.K. For King Charles, 77, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer, it brings his younger son and two grandchildren close again — an opportunity he welcomes — and raises fresh hope that the royal family’s painful rifts might finally begin to heal. 

Moving back does not mean returning to royal life. Charles has made it clear that there will be no change to Harry and Meghan’s status as private, nonworking members of the royal family, in keeping with the agreement reached when they stepped back from official duties in 2020. Nor will this be a simple welcome home. Harry and Meghan are returning to a skeptical British public, a relentless tabloid press and family relationships deeply damaged by the accusations they leveled after leaving royal life.

“I don’t think they will be welcomed back with open arms,” says Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Alisa Anderson. “They will have to rebuild that trust and affection — with the family and the public.” 

The move, sources stress, isn’t sudden. It has been in the works for about a year, and with Archie and Lilibet now school-age, those close to the couple say the timing increasingly made sense.

“It’s something Harry has been thinking about for a while,” says a source close to the duke.

There were clues. At the WellChild Awards last September, Harry quizzed British singer Joss Stone about her family’s return to Britain after years in Tennessee. “He asked about how we were settling back in and was genuinely interested in our move home,” Stone said at the time. “He was saying how wonderful the schools are here and how important community is for children.”

Meghan’s potential acting project helped the pieces fall into place. Harry, meanwhile, has his own work pulling him toward Britain, including his remaining patronages and preparations for the Invictus Games in Birmingham in July 2027. “He will be in the weeds on it every day,” a source says.

But beneath the professional considerations is something more personal. Despite building a life in Montecito, Harry never fully found his footing there, according to sources in California. He struggled to establish a close social circle of his own and missed the longtime friends and community he had in Britain.

“Harry never really stopped missing home. He’s missed that sense of connection and belonging. Britain is still home in many ways,” says a source close to the couple.

The decision, however, was “taken as a family,” says another source.

For Meghan, part of the appeal is what Britain can offer their children. “Meghan feels very fortunate that they’re able to give Archie and Lilibet the opportunity to experience both worlds,” says a Montecito insider. 

Their summer visit offered a glimpse of what that could look like. The children reunited with their grandfather at Highgrove in July, before spending time at Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home and final resting place, with Harry’s uncle Charles Spencer, his wife, Cat Jarman, and several cousins from Diana’s side of the family.

For Harry, giving his children a connection to his mother’s roots matters. “He wants them to understand the world he grew up in and where their family comes from,” says a source.

That doesn’t mean the life they built in California hasn’t worked for them. Montecito gave Harry and Meghan what they wanted when their children were little — privacy, space and distance from the scrutiny of royal life — while serving as a base for Meghan’s business ventures, including As ever, which has new product launches planned. But as their children have grown, so have the family’s priorities. The U.S. political climate has also been a factor, according to sources, as Harry and Meghan have made no secret of their disillusionment with the current administration.

However, the move is not permanent, several insiders caution. Their $14 million Montecito estate remains home, they are keeping their vacation property in Portugal, and plans remain fluid. “It’s not necessarily a forever thing,” says a source.

Harry also returns with some of his biggest battles in Britain unresolved. After losing automatic taxpayer-funded police protection in 2020, Harry repeatedly said he could not safely bring Meghan and the children to Britain without it. (While the family has armed private security in the U.S., private security in the U.K. cannot legally carry firearms.) He intends to “continue fighting for that,” says a source, but insiders warn it could ultimately affect how long the family stays.

His struggle with the press continues too: On Aug. 21 Harry, Elton John and five others were ordered to pay approximately $13 million toward the Daily Mail publisher’s legal costs after losing their privacy case, with the group potentially facing up to $47 million as they weigh an appeal.

For Meghan, returning to Britain isn’t the only major reversal. Asked in 2022 whether she would ever return to acting, the former Suits star appeared to close that door. “I’m done,” she said. “I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.” Four years later Meghan is in early talks for what could become her most significant acting role since leaving Suits — a role in season 3 of The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s hit Netflix crime drama about an aristocratic family caught up in a drug empire.

Insiders say the couple had been discussing Meghan’s return to acting for some time before the opportunity arose. Yet even the potential comeback has brought drama: Soon after news of the talks emerged, reports claimed the deal was already off — but PEOPLE understands the conversations remain ongoing, though nothing has been finalized.

It follows a Hollywood chapter of early successes and headline-making setbacks, from the hit Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries to the end of the couple’s Spotify partnership. Now she is returning to the profession she once thought she had left behind — and the country where her royal life began and ultimately unraveled.

It could be a formidable reentry. Recent polls place both Harry and Meghan near the bottom of the royal family’s popularity rankings in Britain, just above the former Prince Andrew, while the British press they have repeatedly confronted shows little sign of losing its intense interest in them.

Britain is also where Meghan has said she became so isolated and unhappy as a working royal that she experienced suicidal thoughts. “My biggest concern is the level of media attention she’ll face in the U.K.,” says a source close to Meghan. “I’m worried for her.”

This time, however, the circumstances are markedly different. Meghan returns not as a working royal navigating the palace hierarchy but with her own pursuits, team and support system — and greater control over her public life.

“She has been vocal about how she felt about it before, but that doesn’t mean things are going to be exactly the same again,” says an ally. “It doesn’t mean it can’t be different and can’t change.”

Another says her network is better prepared and “stronger now than it ever was to protect her — to protect them.”

No one may have more at stake in the return than Charles. The King’s relationship with Harry has quietly improved, culminating in July’s private reunion at Highgrove, when he saw Archie and Lilibet for the first time in more than four years. “That was a real positive,” says the ally.

Now, as Charles continues cancer treatment, his younger son and grandchildren will no longer be on the other side of the globe. “The King would love to have Harry around,” says a source close to the royal household.

For a father who has watched his sons become estranged, the possibilities extend beyond spending more time with his grandchildren. In Spare, Harry recalled Charles pleading with his sons after Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021: “Please, boys, don’t make my final years a misery.” Five years later the King’s hopes of seeing his sons find their way back to each other remain.

“He will want to see his sons together over time,” says the source. “This is the best opportunity we have seen in recent years.”

Yet their relationship remains complicated. Charles learned of Harry and Meghan’s plans only days before they were publicly revealed, underscoring the distance that still exists between father and son.

William is another matter entirely. While Harry has repeatedly spoken of wanting reconciliation, several sources say the brothers remain in “no contact,” with the Prince of Wales showing no sign that he is ready for a change. The silence when news of the Sussexes’ return broke was notable: William and Kate, who were at Balmoral with the King and other royals, made no public acknowledgment of the move.

After years of upheaval in their own lives, “they have suffered a lot,” says a palace insider. Their priority remains their three children — Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8 — their growing royal responsibilities and Kate’s continued recovery from cancer.

“They have been dutiful, doing what they do well and keeping the family together,” says the source. “Anything else, from their point of view, isn’t critical.” For now, their focus includes preparing George to start boarding school at Eton College in September. 

But Harry’s return will change one thing dramatically: distance. Since 2020, an ocean has made avoiding one another relatively easy. With Harry and Meghan in Britain—and Archie and Lilibet nearby—the estrangement becomes almost impossible to compartmentalize.

“It’s going to be very hard for the family to ignore their presence—the kids, especially,” says a California source.

The same could prove true for Meghan and Kate. “There are bound to be moments where their worlds overlap,” says a source, “and everyone will be watching how those encounters unfold.”

Proximity alone won’t erase years of hurt and mistrust, and neither side appears to have offered the apology the other believes is owed. But for Charles, having both sons — and all five of his grandchildren — in the same country changes the equation. Whether his sons seize the opportunity is up to them. However, they will be close enough to find out. “In time,” says one source, “there is a chance it will all heal.”