Prince Harry and Meghan will stay in a royal residence next month during their first trip to the United Kingdom in four years, raising hopes of a potential rapprochement with the rest of the royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be joined by their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in what will be their first family trip to the UK since 2022, when the Sussexes attended the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Background
Harry and Meghan took the move to step back from royal life in 2020, opting to relocate their family from the UK to California to pursue a “financially independent” life. The exit kickstarted a long-running and public rift with the royal family, with the couple citing in televised interviews and Harry’s memoir that tabloid intrusion, complex family dynamics, and entrenched racism in British institutions were key factors behind their decision to quit the UK.
Harry has made several trips to the UK, and Meghan joined him for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. Harry came alone to his father King Charles III’s coronation in 2023.
The prince reunited with his father for the first time in 19 months in September last year, with Charles and Harry sharing a private tea at Clarence House. The face-to-face meeting came as King Charles underwent treatment for cancer, and triggered speculation that the royal family’s long-running rift might be coming to an end.
Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.
