BREAKING NEWS: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle already have secret UK base as return confirmed
Despite their return, Harry and Meghan will keep their £11million mansion in Montecito, California.
Meghan and Harry left the UK six years ago (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan are coming back to the UK after six years at the end of this month for “an extended period of time”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already secured a secret new UK home for their return to the UK, as the possible places they could pick have been revealed. Their two children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, will enrol at British schools with the couple finding themselves a new home in the UK.
Harry and Meghan turned their backs on King Charles by leaving the UK six years ago. The King is understood to have been told on Sunday that his son and daughter-in-law are returning to Britain. Prince William and Princess Catherine have also been informed of the move.
Meghan and Harry’s children will enrol at British schools (Image: Getty)
The exact location of their new home has not yet been confirmed, but they are choosing from multiple locations, The Sun reports.
First is the Cotswolds, which is increasingly popular with American A-listers and would offer the couple privacy while keeping them close to the King’s Highgrove Estate. Meghan also has links to the area, including through Soho House and her friend Markus Anderson.
Another possibility is Althorp House in Northamptonshire, where Princess Diana grew up and where she is buried. Harry visited his mother’s grave with his children in July. However, the area may be less attractive to Meghan given its distance from London.
The third option is Windsor, a popular choice for royals seeking a quieter life. However, the couple may be reluctant to move close to the Prince and Princess of Wales, who have made nearby Forest Lodge their long-term home, given the frosty relationship between the two families.
They may also think Norfolk would be too close to the Royal Family, given that the King’s Sandringham Estate is there and Will and Kate have Anmer Hall.
Despite their return, the couple will keep their £11million mansion in Montecito, California and their Portuguese bolthole, which they used last month before travelling back to Britain for a series of engagements.
There are no current plans for either Harry or Meghan to resume their roles as working Royals.
