FIVE BEDS, TWO BATHROOMS AND ROOM FOR 13 — HARRY AND MEGHAN’S FLIGHT BACK TO BRITAIN LOOKED MORE LIKE A FLYING HOME THAN A SIMPLE TRANSATLANTIC TRIP ✈️👀 For the roughly 10-hour journey from Los Angeles to Birmingham, the Sussexes chartered a refurbished Bombardier Global Express XRS — an aircraft designed for far more than simply getting from A to B. Inside were sleeping spaces, multiple bathrooms and enough room for a sizeable amount of luggage, giving the family privacy and comfort for the overnight-style journey. But one detail about how much the jet could actually carry is especially interesting given that Harry and Meghan are returning for an extended stay, rather than a brief royal visit. It raises a simple question: just how much of their California life came back to Britain with them? The jet’s full capacity — and the detail making this return look increasingly serious — is in the FIRST COMMENT. 👇

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dropped six figures to fly on a private jet from Los Angeles to Birmingham.

Page Six can exclusively reveal the couple charted a private plane through Planet 9, a global private aviation company, that costs $12,000 per hour for the 10-hour flight, according to aviation estimates.

The private jet features two bathrooms, comfortable seating for up to 13 passengers, five beds that sleep six and storage for 12 to 15 medium suitcases.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, walk hand-in-hand while visiting the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry charted a private jet that costs roughy $12,000 an hour. (They are seen in April on their visit to Australia.)Getty Images
A white private jet on an airport tarmac next to solar panels and a chain-link fence.
Markle and Harry were seen landing in Birmingham after announcing their move back to the UK.Anita Maric / SWNSAccording to Planet 9, the Bombardier Global Express XRS was refurbished in 2023.A source told Page Six the couple opted for a private jet to be able to bring their family’s dogs Pula, a black Labrador retriever and Mia, a beagle, to the UK.People reported the family is leaving their chickens at their Montecito home.Archie’s Chick Inn coup — named after their 7-year-old son — was featured on Markle’s Netflix show “With Love, Meghan.” They also share daughter Lilibet, 5.

Workers stand by a fence at Birmingham Airport, with a private jet believed to have transported Prince Harry and Meghan visible in the background.
The jet (pictured above) features two bathrooms and five beds.Anita Maric / SWNS
Meghan Markle, her daughter, and three dogs on a lawn.
A source told Page Six they charted a private jet to be able to bring over their two dogs.Meghan/InstagramMarkle and Harry shocked when they announced they would be moving back to the UK this month for an “extended period” six years after leaving the country and moving to Montecito, California.“The palace was made aware of the move,” a source confirmed to Page Six. King Charles III was told the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be returning to Britain days before news broke to the public.An insider told Page Six of the reason behind the decision, “I know that Charles is the reason they are moving back.”Charles — who announced his battle with cancer in February 2024 — “looks forward” to spending time with his son and daughter-in-law, the source claimed.

Prince Harry in military uniform and Meghan Markle in a peach dress and hat, riding in a carriage.
Markle and Harry have moved back to the UK after six years in California. (They are see in 2018 at a royal event.)AFP via Getty Images
Prince Harry in a blue suit and Meghan Markle in a green dress and hat holding hands.
They will live in a non-royal residence and will not be working royals, according to the Sun. (They are pictured above in England.)/ SplashNews.com

The Sun reported they will move into a “non-royal residence” and will “continue with their business enterprises.” They will not be working royals.

The children are expected to begin school in England later this month.

The couple stepped away from their royal duties in 2020.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, on a bridge over a stream in a lush garden.
The royals are parents to Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, pictured above. They will attend school in England.meghan/Instagram
Meghan Markle's rescue beagle dog, Guy, with a man and child at a fence looking at donkeys.
The family will keep their Montecito home. Harry is seen on their property with their son.Meghan/Instagram

In March 2021, Markle and Harry sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss leaving their roles as working royals.

The “Suits” actress — who is biracial — claimed members of the royal family had concerns over their son’s skin color before his birth.

At the time, Prince William defended the royal family and said the royals are “very much not a racist family.” Queen Elizabeth II responded that “the whole family is saddened” and that the “issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning.”

King Charles III and Prince William, Prince of Wales, attending Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the 2026 Commonwealth Day Service with Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales.

In his 2023 memoir, “Spare,” Harry accused William of physically attacking him, among other claims.

The two — along with their wives — remain estranged today.

Page Six reported the Sussexes have been house hunting in Cotswolds, which is close to Charles and Camilla’s Highgrove House.

Royal commentator Tom Sykes told Page Six of the area, “Obviously, that’s where he grew up, living with his father and brother there, and has happy memories.”

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