After two days since the start of school, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to change their two children’s school due to concerns about the safety of their commute, according to a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Monday. When the younger son of King Charles III announced last August the return to the United Kingdom with his family for an extended period, it was also reported that the two little ones were going to start the school year at a British school.
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After announcing the decision to move from California, where they went in 2020 after stepping down as active members of the British royal family, they never disclosed either the chosen place to live — it is only known that it is not a royal residence, and that they live on the outskirts of London — nor the school chosen by the dukes for their two children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5. A decision in line with their concern to keep them out of the public eye.
However, this Monday, a spokesperson for the couple confirmed reports that Archie and Lilibet would change schools after just two days. The distance between their home and the original school, combined with the heavy traffic in the area, had raised concerns with their security team. “The decision to change the children’s school was made after consulting with the family’s security team about the practical aspects of the current logistics,” the Sussex spokesperson said in statements collected by Reuters. “The parents remain deeply grateful to all the teachers and staff at the school for the love, care, and effort they have shown towards their family. This decision should in no way be interpreted as a negative reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there,” the dukes’ spokesperson added about the sudden change.
The family’s security was previously used by Prince Harry of England, who turns 42 this Tuesday — an anniversary Meghan Markle wanted to celebrate with a new video on her Instagram — as one of the reasons why he did not bring his two children to his country. The prince even took the British government to court over the decision to withdraw automatic police protection for him and his family, which other high-ranking members of the royal family enjoy in British territory, replacing it with a tailor-made system. The duke lost that lawsuit in May last year, and then said in an interview with the BBC that he “did not see at that time a world in which he could return with his wife and children to the United Kingdom.” A judicial defeat he even blamed on his father.
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After their return to the United Kingdom, where they arrived at the end of August with enough time for their children to start the school year, Prince Harry’s security is currently being reviewed by a government committee. In addition, the couple’s spokesperson also confirmed this Monday that Meghan Markle’s situation is also being subject to a new evaluation for the first time since they moved to the United States.
The couple gave up their royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020, which caused a distancing and a tense relationship with the royal family due to the biting comments they made about the institution both in interviews and in their Netflix documentary or in the prince’s memoir book. Although there has been some rapprochement with Charles III for some time, their return was unexpected; not even the monarch was informed of their plans until just four days before they were made public.
Harry and Meghan, who have not yet been seen at any public event since their return, continue not to perform official duties, as agreed with the late Queen Elizabeth before their departure. A status as “private citizens with commercial and charitable interests” that was confirmed in a letter authorized by Charles III and sent to senior British officials last week. According to their spokesperson, this letter then took the couple by surprise, as they were barely informed of it minutes before it became public, so they could not add nuances to the text.
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