Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has shared a glimpse of the Sussexes’ new life in Britain, showing Prince Harry and their children enjoying the English countryside.
The 35-second video was posted on Instagram on Sunday, less than three weeks after Meghan and Harry returned to the UK with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet following six years in California.
The family arrived on August 26, and Archie and Lilibet have since started the new school year in Britain.
The montage opens with Meghan and Harry walking hand-in-hand through the countryside. Meghan then turns towards the camera and says playfully: “Come on, you”.
Set to Wham!’s 1984 song Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, the video includes a Union flag and red heart emoji.
Other scenes show Harry fishing from a small boat with the children and the family walking through woodland. Lilibet is seen riding a bicycle as Archie runs alongside her, while one of the children warms their feet beside a fireplace.
The footage offers an unusually personal look at the family’s return to Britain after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior working members of the Royal Family in 2020 and moved to North America.
During their time in California, the couple pursued commercial and charitable projects independently while remaining the focus of intense international attention.
The Sussexes’ position within the Royal Family
The move back to the UK has not changed Harry and Meghan’s position within the monarchy. A letter authorised by King Charles and issued by Lord Chamberlain Richard Benyon recently provided guidance to senior government and military officials on how the couple should be treated.
It said Harry and Meghan “are no longer working Members of The Royal Family” and that there had been “no change to the current status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”.
The letter added: “Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used.”
It also described the pair as being akin to “private citizens with commercial and charitable interests”, while making clear that their charitable activities were undertaken independently.
The clarification has renewed attention on Harry’s concerns about security in Britain. The letter said operational security matters would continue to be handled by the relevant police authorities, with decisions on publicly funded protection made separately from the Royal Household.
