Published September 26, 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have understood to have moved back to Britain for the sake of their children and to rebuild relations that have soured over time.
However, their return had not been without challenges including the follow-up “private citizens” label for the Sussexes by King Charles. Moreover, the security concerns have not subsided as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet had to suffer the consequences.
Even though, the move had been “eventful” in Harry’s own words, royal expert Jennie Bond believes that there that the couple is looking at the bigger picture for the sake of their children. Moreover, they have not given up hope on a possible reconciliation.
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Bond believes that the stay of the Sussexes have “worked out a plan to be an international family, sharing their time between the UK, Montecito and occasionally Portugal” and the Royal Family has to “get along with it”.
“They’ve made it clear that they haven’t burned their bridges, but I’m sure they will want to give Archie and Lilibet as settled a school life as possible,” she told The Mirror.
“Harry and Meghan have presented them with a fait accompli and, for the foreseeable future, they simply have to find a way to make it work,” Jennie said.
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She noted that the “problems over the school run must have been disappointing and unsettling for the whole family” but Harry and Meghan are navigating all of this “relatively quietly” which has to count for something.