I was mocked a year ago when I warned there was an Establishment plot to bring Harry and Meghan back to Britain. Now I’ve been proven right… and my sources have made it clear this is only the beginning: RICHARD EDEN
Daily Mail diary editor Richard Eden writes that reports of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle relocating back to Britain vindicate his year-old claim of an "Establishment plot" to bring the Sussexes home, a suggestion he says was dismissed at the time by both Buckingham Palace officials and the couple's American supporters. He argues the move, confirmed six years after the pair stepped back from royal duties to build a new life in North America, has surprised many but not their remaining close friends in the UK.
Eden recalls that when Harry visited Britain last September, he focused conversations with friends on his children's education, reportedly wanting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to experience the same schooling and family network enjoyed by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, all pupils at Berkshire's Lambrook School. A friend told Eden that Harry hoped to follow his own path through Ludgrove and Eton, that King Charles was said to be "delighted" by the plan, and that Harry still needed to persuade Meghan, who reportedly viewed boarding school as "barbaric." Eden says it has now been confirmed that seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet are involved in the family's return to Britain.
- Eden says his year-old "plot" claim about Harry and Meghan returning is now confirmed
- Friends say Harry wanted his children educated in the UK like his nephew, nieces
- King Charles reportedly "delighted"; Meghan needed persuading over boarding schools
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from royal duties in 2020, giving up official responsibilities and moving first to Canada and then to California, where they have built careers in media, publishing and campaigning. Their departure, often referred to as "Megxit," followed years of reported tension with other royals and intense media scrutiny, and it left their long-term relationship with the Royal Family uncertain.
Since then, speculation has repeatedly surfaced about whether the couple might return to Britain, either permanently or for extended periods, and about the state of relations between Harry and his father, King Charles, and brother, Prince William. Their two children, Archie and Lilibet, have grown up largely in the US, while Harry's nephews and niece, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, are being raised and educated in England.
Richard Eden is a diary editor at the Daily Mail known for royal reporting and for cultivating sources close to the family. Any suggestion that the Sussexes are moving back, or reconsidering their children's schooling, matters because it touches on the couple's future role, their relationship with the monarchy, and how a possible reintegration might be received by the public and by royal officials.