Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK later this month

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are planning to move back to the UK later this month, according to reports.

The couple is expected to relocate from the United States to a private, non-royal residence outside London. Their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are also expected to begin attending a British school in September, as reported on the BBC.

King Charles was informed about the couple's plans on Sunday (16 August). However, there are currently no plans for Harry or Meghan to return as working members of the Royal Family. They will continue to live as private individuals.

The King is said to welcome the opportunity to spend more time with his son and grandchildren in a private and personal capacity. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, have also been informed about the planned move.

The Sussexes previously left the UK and stepped down from royal duties in early 2020 before settling in California. Their relationship with the Royal Family has remained strained, although relations appeared to improve following Harry and Meghan's visit to King Charles at Highgrove in July.

The meeting was described by the Palace as a private family occasion and marked the first time the King had seen Archie and Lilibet in person for more than four years.

Security has remained a major concern for Harry, who has previously said that safety fears have prevented him from bringing his family to the UK. He lost a legal challenge last year over the level of security provided to him after he ceased being a working royal.

Following reports of the Sussexes' planned return, the Home Office said decisions regarding royal security are made by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, known as Ravec.

Harry is also expected to spend more time in the UK ahead of next year's Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham. The Duke founded the international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans.

David Wiseman, chief programmes and strategy officer at the Invictus Games Foundation, welcomed the prospect of Harry being back in the country.

"I will be really pleased to have him back in the country," he told the BBC, adding that he hoped the move would go smoothly and that the children would settle well at school.

The planned move comes as Harry continues to face legal battles involving the British media. In July, he lost a High Court privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

The Duke has repeatedly spoken about press intrusion into his life and his relationship with Meghan. During the case, he said the media had made his wife's life "an absolute misery."

The return to the UK would represent a significant change for the Sussex family after more than six years of living primarily in the United States.