Prince Harry’s return reason revealed as Meghan Markle offered huge UK role
The reason behind the Duke and Duchess’ impending move back to the UK from California in the US is reportedly centred around a career opportunity for Meghan Markle
Meghan and Harry’s move back to the UK is reportedly based on a job opportunity for the Duchess of Sussex(Image: Jonathan Brady/Pool PA via AP)
The real reason Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to return to the UK has reportedly been revealed – less than a day after the shock move was announced.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be returning home this September, and that they had enrolled their children Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor in a British school. The move was communicated to King Charles III only on Sunday, it is understood, and until now there was no indication as to what it had been predicated by.
It has now been reported that the reason behind the decision came after Meghan received an offer for a role in an upcoming British-based project.
Meghan and Harry are returning to the UK with their children(Image: Meghan/Instagram)
News.com.au reports, citing entertainment sources, that the Duchess has been offered an undisclosed role in the upcoming project. Further details are yet to be shared about the position, and follows news that the couple are expected to remain financially independent and continue their commercial and charitable work.
Harry is not expected to undertake official royal duties. They are retaining their home in Montecito, California as well as their holiday home in Portugal.
The King, who is still living with cancer, was first made aware of the move on Sunday, only three days before it was made public, but is understood to welcome the opportunity to see more of the family both in a private and personal capacity.
Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK(Image: Getty Images)
However, the decision is particularly striking given Harry’s previous concerns about bringing his family back to Britain as he does not automatically get taxpayer-funded security while in the UK.
The Duke has spent years challenging the decision in the courts over his security arrangements after losing the protection when he ceased to be a working royal and moved overseas.
The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office that makes security arrangements for the Royal Family and other high-profile individuals, has previously decided while the two were not permanently living in the UK that their arrangements would be made on a case-by-case basis.
Meghan Markle has reportedly been offered a new job in the UK(Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
Their security arrangements will be a “private matter” Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a statement on Thursday. He has no role in making security decisions for the royals.
He said: “It’s a matter for Harry and for Meghan, and we wish them well in the move that they are making.” The Home Office would not comment on the specifics of high-profile arrangements, telling the BBC in a statement that it was “long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security”.
It did say, however, that the UK’s protective security system was rigorous and proportionate. The couple’s security arrangements became a point of contention after the couple left the country and stepped back from their royal duties in 2020.
The two settled in Montecito, California with Archie, who was born in the UK, and welcomed their second child, Lilibet, some years later in 2021. During their time stateside they have employed a private security team.
