Meghan Markle’s Circle Is Apparently “Worried” About This Aspect of Her U.K. Return

Rachel BurchfieldTue, August 25, 2026 at 4:14 PM UTC

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Meghan Markle on April 14, 2026.Credit: GettyThe Gist -

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are moving back to the U.K. (just in case you hadn’t heard).

In a new People cover story, a member of Meghan’s circle shared why they were “worried” for her in regards to the move.

Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Ailsa Anderson told the outlet of Harry and Meghan, “I don’t think they will be welcomed back with open arms.”

At least one member of Meghan Markle’s circle is “worried” for the Duchess of Sussex as she, her husband Prince Harry, and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet make the move back to the U.K. within a matter of weeks (and likely even less time than that).

Beyond the security concerns that Harry has long expressed, this source close to the As Ever founder told People, “My biggest concern is the level of media attention she’ll face in the U.K. I’m worried for her.”

Meghan Markle on February 7, 2026.Credit: Getty

Meghan has been open about becoming “so isolated and unhappy as a working royal that she experienced suicidal thoughts,” People reported. Though Harry and Meghan will not return to the U.K. as working royals—roles they had until their departure for the U.S. in 2020—“I don’t think they will be welcomed back with open arms,” Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Ailsa Anderson told People.

“They will have to rebuild that trust and affection—with the family and the public,” she added.

Archie and Lilibet will begin school in the U.K. in September, and letting the children get to know their father’s home country more is a major driver behind the relocation. “Step by step, they want to be in the U.K.,” a source close to Harry told the outlet. “They want to have the time and give the kids the opportunity to be here.”

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Meghan, a source that knows her said, “feels very fortunate that they’re able to give Archie and Lilibet the opportunity to experience both worlds.” Harry, meanwhile, “wants them to understand the world he grew up in and where their family comes from.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in New York City on April 23, 2025.Credit: Getty

The move is not expected to be permanent. They will keep their multimillion-dollar Montecito, California mansion, as well as a Portugal vacation home, which they visited earlier this summer. The move to the U.K. is “not necessarily a forever thing,” a source explained.

Meghan Markle in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 2025.Credit: Getty

But while Meghan is there, it’s understandable that her friends might have concerns. “She has been vocal about how she felt before, but that doesn’t mean things are going to be exactly the same again,” a friend said. “It doesn’t mean it can’t be different and can’t change.”

Another friend added that Meghan’s network is now better prepared and “stronger now than it ever was to protect her—to protect them.”

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