With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back in the UK and their kids enrolled in schools, everyone is wondering how the decision was made and what it means for the future of the British royal family. For now, it seems like it won’t lead directly to a reconciliation between the Sussexes and the rest of the family, but could it also have a negative effect on Harry and Meghan?
“Within hours of landing, Harry was happier, lighter and more himself,” royal insider Rob Shuter reported. “He’s thrilled to be home. Britain is familiar to him in a way California never was, and you can see the difference immediately.”
That includes trying to make amends with people he stopped being in contact with after he moved in 2020. “There are people Harry effectively dumped when he left,” a source explained. “He moved on and never looked back. Now he’s reaching out again and beginning to acknowledge that walking away from everything may have been a huge mistake.”
Harry has reportedly already been in contact with his father, King Charles. There has been no meaningful contact with Prince William yet, but the proximity does it make it easier.
Then, there’s Meghan. “She cannot believe she’s back,” one source said. “Meghan spent years building a completely different life in California. Returning to a country where she felt deeply unhappy and unwelcome is emotionally jarring.”
As Shuter reported, the two are on very different wavelengths. “Harry has come alive. He’s reconnecting with his father, his friends and his old life. Meghan is shell-shocked. The happier Harry becomes in Britain, the more obvious it is that they may no longer want the same life.”
Just days ago, the same gossip columnist reported that their marriage was not in a good place. These reports have followed Harry and Meghan around since they tied the knot in 2018.
“Their marriage is in serious trouble — and moving back to the U.K. is their last attempt to save it,” Shuter wrote in an August 21 Naughty But Nice report. According to one source, “They are not in a good place. Harry is deeply unhappy, and Meghan knows she cannot keep asking him to live a life that is making him miserable.”
“Meghan is not doing this because she wants to,” they added. “She is doing it because she believes she has to. She does not want to lose Harry, and she knows something has to change.”
The insider continued, “This is their last chance to reset the marriage. They know they cannot keep going like this.”