Overview
- Multiple British and international outlets report the Sussexes will relocate to a private, non‑royal home in the U.K. later this month and have enrolled Archie and Lilibet in British schools to start in September.
- Reports say the couple will keep their Montecito, California home and a Portuguese property while making Britain a primary base for an extended period outside central London.
- Buckingham Palace was reportedly told days before the coverage and King Charles is said to welcome greater private contact with his son and grandchildren without restoring Harry and Meghan to working royal duties.
- Security arrangements for the family have not been detailed, and Harry previously lost a 2025 legal challenge over taxpayer‑funded UK police protection for him and his family.
- Prince William and the Princess of Wales have been informed of the plans but Harry and William remain publicly estranged, a dynamic that will shape whether the move leads to private reconciliation or new public tensions.