Prince Harry has revealed that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, have zero plans to return to the United Kingdom with their two children.
The Duke of Sussex, aged 40, expressed his wish to continue living in the United States during the annual DealBook Summit held in New York on Wednesday. He mentioned security as one of the reasons influencing their choice to stay.
‘I very much enjoy living here and bringing up my kids here,’ Prince Harry said, as per The Times.
According to the publication’s report, there are activities he can do with his children that he ‘undoubtedly wouldn’t be able to do in the UK.’
They added that Harry was focused on ‘being the best husband and the best dad that I can be.’
In 2020, Harry and Meghan, aged 43, decided to step back from their royal responsibilities and relocated to Montecito, California, along with their two children – Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three – in June of that year.
Since their departure from the Royal Family, Harry and Meghan have emphasized how the Firm could have provided greater support to Meghan while she was in the UK.
In their Netflix series, Meghan detailed her first meeting with the Prince and Princess of Wales – and how she was ‘surprised’ to learn the Royal Family’s formality continued behind closed doors.
Prince Harry has revealed that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, have zero plans to leave the US
The Duke of Sussex and Meghan relocated to California in 2020. Pictured this year together
She said: ‘Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot.
‘Like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger I didn’t realize that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.
‘I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside, that there is a forward facing way of being and then you close the door and think “OK we can relax now.”
‘But that formality carries over on both sides and that was surprising to me.’
In Prince Harry’s biography Spare, the Duke claimed the Princess of Wales was ‘put on edge’ by Meghan’s arrival and how she would be ‘forced to compete’ with the actress.
In their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan revealed she began experiencing suicidal thoughts while she was pregnant with Archie in 2019 and was not given the support she needed.
Elsewhere in his appearance at the summit, the Duke stood against banning social media for children, stating that doing so ‘creates all sort of problems.’
According to The Times’ report, he said a social media ban for kids didn’t make sense because taking it away could lead to family rows and playground bullying.
Prince Harry said of life in the US: ‘I very much enjoy living here and bringing up my kids here’
He shares son Archie, five, and daughter Lilibet, three, with wife Meghan
Harry did, however, state that social media companies should be subject to greater transparency and accountability.
Earlier today, it was revealed that Harry has secured the services of his neighbor Katy Perry to sing at the opening night of his Invictus Games, which will take place on February 8, 2025.
The Grammy nominated star will headline the opening of the event for disabled military veterans in Vancouver, Canada.
Katy is by far the biggest star to appear at the bi-annual event attended by Harry and his wife Meghan.
She and her partner actor, British actor Orlando Bloom, are close neighbors of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Montecito, California.
The couple were among the guests invited to the third birthday party for Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet at their mansion in the swanky Californian enclave favored by many A-list stars.
The Invictus Games will be the first major event Harry and Meghan have attended together after reports emerged they were going their separate ways in engagements.
