Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones used their US morning show to react to the news that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are moving back to Britain with their children, just six years after leaving royal life for California. The Today hosts said the couple appeared to have "lit a match" on their way out of the UK, and suggested the sudden reversal offers a wider "lesson" about burning bridges you might later want to cross again.

Bush Hager said she initially thought the relocation announcement was a "prank", noting that the couple had visited King Charles and Queen Camilla in July for the first time in four years with their children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five. While both hosts were critical of the couple's earlier remarks about UK institutions, they also voiced sympathy, with Jones speculating the move was driven by a wish for the children to spend more time with ageing grandparents and wider family.