Prince Harry accepts King Charles’ provide to remain in royal residence

Up to date June 27, 2026, 10:43 a.m. ET

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have accepted an invite from King Charles III to remain at a royal residence, a minimum of partly, throughout their upcoming go to to England.

As The Duke, 41, and Duchess of Sussex, 44, make their first return as a pair to the UK in 4 years, they plan to remain throughout a mix of each Royal residences and personal lodging, a consultant for the couple confirmed in a information launch shared with USA TODAY.

No further details about the place they’ll keep throughout their journey, which is about for July 7 to July 11, was offered.

Sussex representatives declined to touch upon whether or not the couple plans to satisfy with King Charles III or different members of the royal household. USA TODAY has reached out to Buckingham Palace for remark.

The couple is bringing their two kids, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to their upcoming go to, although they won’t make any public appearances.

The final time Harry and Meghan have been in the UK collectively was in September 2022 for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which marked the top of the monarch’s 70-year reign.

The couple stepped again from their roles as senior working royals in 2020 in a transfer extensively dubbed “Megxit,” a play on Brexit, Britain’s departure from the European Union. They now reside in California with their two kids.

Why has Prince Harry not returned sooner?

Harry has beforehand stated considerations about his household’s security have prevented him from bringing Meghan and their kids again to the UK, citing the lack of taxpayer-funded safety after he stepped again from royal duties in 2020.

In Could 2025, he misplaced an enchantment in a U.Ok. courtroom over the extent of safety he and his household are entitled to whereas in Britain, making it unclear what safety preparations the Sussexes could have throughout their upcoming go to.

Suxxex representatives stated the Govt Committee for the Safety of Royalty and Public Figures stated a danger administration board has not been performed for the couple’s go to, regardless of six months of discover and “regardless of assurances” that it might be performed by March.

“In response to RAVEC’s personal Phrases of Reference, and in accordance with good governance, an RMB must be performed yearly at a minimal; the Duke’s final RMB was almost seven years in the past,” Suxxex representatives stated in a information launch.

The couple moved to California in 2020 after they stepped again from their royal duties. By February 2021, they formally surrendered their royal patronages and honorary army appointments when a evaluation of their departure settlement was accomplished.

Harry additionally gave up his patronage of the Rugby Soccer Union and the Rugby Soccer League, whereas Meghan surrendered her patronage of the Royal Nationwide Theatre, which her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, handed all the way down to her.