Report says Meghan Markle offered role in UK project
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Meghan Markle was reportedly offered a role in an unspecified UK-based project, a development Deadline says was cited as a "key reason" behind hers and Prince Harry's decision to move their family back to Britain. The report, attributed to news.com.au, follows the couple's announcement that they would leave their Montecito-area life in California for an "extended period" in the UK, where they last lived permanently in 2020; Deadline said it had approached the Sussexes and their Archewell Productions company for confirmation but no project details had been disclosed.
Markle built her acting career as paralegal Rachel Zane in USA Network's Suits for seven seasons before stepping back after joining the royal family, turning instead to producing and presenting projects including Netflix's Harry & Meghan documentary series, With Love, Meghan, and her podcast Archetypes. She ended an eight-year on-screen hiatus last year with a small cameo in Amazon MGM's Close Personal Friends, and had separately been linked to a role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen. The couple's children are due to start at British schools when term begins in September; the Sussexes will remain private, non-working royals, keep their Montecito home, and Archewell Productions will stay US-based.
- Meghan Markle reportedly offered a role in a UK-based project
- Cited as key factor in Sussexes' move back to Britain
- Children starting British schools in September; Archewell stays US-based
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped back as working royals in 2020 and have since lived mainly in Montecito, California, building the Archewell media and production business, along with side ventures such as Markle's Netflix lifestyle series and podcast. Markle began her career as an actress, best known for playing Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits before she left acting when she married Prince Harry.
The couple recently announced they plan to relocate back to the UK for an "extended period," with their two children due to start school in Britain this September, while keeping their US home and production company. This marks a shift after several years based mainly abroad, though they intend to remain private, non-working members of the royal family rather than resuming official duties.
Reports of a UK-based project being offered to Markle matter because they would provide a professional, rather than purely personal or royal, reason for the family's return, and would mark a further step in Markle's re-entry into acting or entertainment work after largely stepping away from screen roles in recent years.
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Originally published by Deadline as “Meghan Markle Could Resume Acting Career After Return To UK – Report”.