Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to the UK in August, but sources close to the couple have reportedly claimed they could move back to California within weeks amid security concerns
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be heading back to California for good in just a few weeks, according to insiders. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shocked the world when they returned to the UK in August, six years after their royal departure and relocation overseas. The couple had moved from their Montecito, California, residence with their children Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5.
It’s believed the family settled into a home in the Cotswolds. At the time of their transatlantic move, sources close to the couple indicated they were returning to the UK for an “extended period” of time. However, insiders close to the pair have suggested one factor could prompt them to jet back to the US.
Security worries could also see the royal couple relocating back to the US “within weeks”, insiders have claimed. Prince Harry, following his split from the royal family, has had his requests for taxpayer-funded security turned down, reports the Mirror.
The Royal and VIP Executive Committee – known as Ravec – is responsible for overseeing Royal and VIP security in the UK. The committee, however, reconvened to discuss the couple’s level of police protection now that their two children are residents.
Insiders close to the pair have reportedly suggested Harry and Meghan could relocate back to California if the Ravec review doesn’t go in their favour, according to the Daily Mail.
A friend of Prince Harry’s reportedly said: “If he doesn’t get [security] then I believe he will go back to Montecito for good, and that could be as soon as half-term.
“The view is that if they don’t get security then it will have to mean that Ravec has been nobbled. The need is so clear, what else could be the explanation?”.
“So if he doesn’t get it then he will take that as a sign that there are deeper elements at play. In that case then he will be safer in the US than in the UK, so he will return.”
Harry and Meghan enrolled Archie and Lilibet into a private school and the kids kicked off the new academic year in the UK. However, the couple moved their children to another school just two days after they started, due to security worries over the school run.
Insiders close to the couple said this was due to the distance between the school and their home as well as heavy traffic which raised concerns about whether the school run could be done safely.
A spokesman for Harry and Meghan said this decision to move schools “was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team”. This comes as Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer expressed his concern about Harry “not having any police protection”.
The Earl, who is releasing a controversial memoir next week, in an interview with the BBC said: “I would say that I personally worry about the fifth in line to the throne who’s served in the military not having any police protection. As an uncle who’s seen his sister die in very, very preventable circumstances, that I would veer towards protection.”