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To think that Harry and Megan's return to the UK has everything to do with money running out?

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TheBlueKoala · 20/08/2026 08:19

That really. I mean it's not like they are loved here whether it comes to family or the public. I think Harry might genuinly want to live in England whereas his wife is looking for the attention and money.

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Portakalkedi · 20/08/2026 21:24

Pullie · 20/08/2026 13:46

If I was Meghan I would not be up for this. Not one bit. She gets to live pretty anonymously in the insanely beautiful ‘American Riviera’. It fits her vibe perfectly. The reason for coming back must be pretty catastrophic. Me thinks money must be running very dry. Why would you come back
to the UK where the public really isn’t keen.

'anonymously' 😂😂😂😂

Strawberrydelight78 · 20/08/2026 21:42

MyManinCaracas · 20/08/2026 08:21

Why would anyone want to live in a crumbling old house in England when they have a beautiful house in Montecito?

I’m guessing it’s most likely because of the amount of school shootings they have over there. That’s why princess Beatrice stepson goes to school in the uk. MM has paid her respects after there has been shootings there.

Gowlett · 20/08/2026 21:51

Looks like they can’t afford to keep the house in Montecito, losing it would be a bad news story & damage her brand of course. Moving to the UK removes the problem & saves face. Meghan is a master of reinvention, she certainly won’t want privacy. Just a new angle! Harry is just Harry. She’ll stick with him for now. Until she finds herself a billionaire…

simpsonthecat · 20/08/2026 22:03

Well....posters on here were saying I'll give it a year on their engagement, so I doubt she is actively looking for a billionaire.
Unpleasant thing to say

x2boys · 20/08/2026 22:03

Gowlett · 20/08/2026 21:51

Looks like they can’t afford to keep the house in Montecito, losing it would be a bad news story & damage her brand of course. Moving to the UK removes the problem & saves face. Meghan is a master of reinvention, she certainly won’t want privacy. Just a new angle! Harry is just Harry. She’ll stick with him for now. Until she finds herself a billionaire…

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But you have just made all of this up in your head so 🤔

Gowlett · 20/08/2026 22:10

x2boys · 20/08/2026 22:03

But you have just made all of this up in your head so 🤔

Clearly it’s just my thoughts. I don’t actually know Harry & Meghan. Most of the journalists who comment on them, know nothing about them either! But judging by the press coverage, it’s a fun game & it gets clicks…

mercia82 · 20/08/2026 22:14

Yes!
I don’t want my taxes propping them up, especially as so many British families are homeless or using food banks.

The pair of them are grifters

x2boys · 20/08/2026 23:00

mercia82 · 20/08/2026 22:14

Yes!
I don’t want my taxes propping them up, especially as so many British families are homeless or using food banks.

The pair of them are grifters

What about the rest of the royal family
Are you happy to subsidise that bunch of work shy losers ?

Thestealer · 20/08/2026 23:04

mercia82 · 20/08/2026 22:14

Yes!
I don’t want my taxes propping them up, especially as so many British families are homeless or using food banks.

The pair of them are grifters

Perhaps Charlie could give up a palace for the homeless.

Altotoday · 20/08/2026 23:18

Just imagine how wonderful their lives could be in the UK.
They could move into a lovely secluded mansion in the Cotswolds, say, with a pool, a tennis court, stables and acres of land. Harry could concentrate on building a useful charitable programme eg helping veterans. Meghan could expand As Ever into a bigger, luxury lifestyle brand because she would be more Royal adjacent again, but she would be subtle about this and she would take advice from business people and marketing experts who knew how to make the venture work.
Archie and Lilibet could go to a prestigious prep school in the area.
They could get to know their grandfather (the king) and the rest of the extended royal family, who would be wary and distrustful of the grown up Sussexes but fine with the children.
The Sussexes would get to attend Royal family events like Christmas at Sandringham and summer holidays in Balmoral. Everyone would be super polite towards them for fear of any indiscretions being leaked to the media - so it would all be really fake - but the whole Sussex family could then unwind by escaping for private holidays at their house in a millionaire’s enclave in Portugal.
They could also make regular visits back to California to visit their grandmother Doria and their old friends from back when they lived in the USA.
Back in Britain, they could rebuild bridges with the old friends they previously dropped by hosting dinner parties, family Sunday lunches, bbqs etc every weekend. This would not be too exhausting as they would have plenty of staff like a housekeeper, cleaner, gardener, nanny etc to help - perhaps the staff could live in cottages in the grounds or in the nearest village?
The Sussexes would treat the media with respect and expect the same in return and, if they did not always receive this, they would shrug their shoulders and laugh it off - because it wouldn’t make any material difference to their perfect lives anyway. Aah, what bliss!
Just a fairytale though.
It’s not going to be like that at all though is it? Let’s face it; it’s going to be a shitshow.

GwendolineFairfax8 · 20/08/2026 23:21

GoodkneeBadKnee · 20/08/2026 08:37

How do you know?

It’s on the court list for tomorrow at 2pm!

User7989776 · 20/08/2026 23:23

Gowlett · 20/08/2026 21:51

Looks like they can’t afford to keep the house in Montecito, losing it would be a bad news story & damage her brand of course. Moving to the UK removes the problem & saves face. Meghan is a master of reinvention, she certainly won’t want privacy. Just a new angle! Harry is just Harry. She’ll stick with him for now. Until she finds herself a billionaire…

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Yeah based on experiences in real life with ultra wealthy people, they rarely give up their home immediate after an international relocation. They always announce to everyone that they're keeping their property but it gets discreetly put on the market a year or two after they move.

Viviennemary · 20/08/2026 23:25

Pedallleur · 20/08/2026 20:54

Call me crazy but what would happen if they just got no attention. The haters on MN stopped looking at them and the Press found nothing to write about. They are just a young wealthy couple so let them go about their lives. Of course it relies on them to keep themselves private. My only gripe would be the taxpayer funding their security. If H&M want a private life let them have itl

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They don't want a private life. In fact I heard on the news Meghan has got an acting job lined up. Curiouser and curiouser.

Jane379 · 20/08/2026 23:56

Cheese55 · 20/08/2026 09:57

I think it's because she's an outspoken woman, unlike Kate who barely spoke for years. Its good old misogyny in the press. I also think there might be something in them becoming more popular that K&W and needed to 'tarnish' them so the population wouldn't want them as the next K and Q .

To be fair, if Kate were a male consort she'd still be expected to be subdued. Consorts are meant to support, not have the starring role.

therewearethen21 · Yesterday 01:12

Viviennemary · 20/08/2026 23:25

They don't want a private life. In fact I heard on the news Meghan has got an acting job lined up. Curiouser and curiouser.

She is an actress, why would it be odd for an actress to have an acting job lined up? Im sure if she didnt have a job she would get slated for being lazy and doing nothing, but because she has found herself a role doing what she has done prior to marriage thats also an issue? Honestly is there anything she can do that wouldn't get slated?

selfloveandselfrespect · Yesterday 01:43

Latesummerbreeze · 20/08/2026 08:46

I find the hatred towards Harry and Meghan very weird and misplaced.

No one on mumsnet knows the reason why they are moving to the UK.

Maybe it’s a money thing, maybe Charles is very ill, maybe the family have mended rifts behind closed doors and they want the children to become close to their family, maybe their priorities have changed now the children are getting older, maybe Harry is very homesick, maybe it’s the British education they’re interested in.

Honestly who knows. I can understand the interest in them, even people disliking them.

But the venom and hatred is so weird. There are far worse people in the world to dislike than Harry and Meghan.

Perhaps direct your anger more at The Taliban, Putin, Trump, Pedos, Rapists, murderers.

Yes, i find it weird too. I mean, what have they actually done to deserve all the hate. Just wierd..

Redpaisley · Yesterday 02:13

MyManinCaracas · 20/08/2026 08:21

Why would anyone want to live in a crumbling old house in England when they have a beautiful house in Montecito?

Theere’s a pressure on authorities to release Prince Harry’s visa application to verify if he lied about his drug use on the form and whether he lied or not, because of he mentioned his drug use in his book spare, there’s a pressure to deport him. Court cases have been filed to get his application released in public. Or maybe Charles is not well, and Harry wants to spend time with father.

YankSplaining · Yesterday 04:31

Whatever the reason is, I think it’s a good idea for the sake of the children. Imagine growing up knowing that you’re part of the royal family of a country that you’ve barely seen, and knowing that your grandfather is the king but you’ve hardly met him. Additionally, Charles isn’t going to live forever and I’m sure he’d like to get to know Harry and Meghan’s children while he can.

YankSplaining · Yesterday 04:35

therewearethen21 · Yesterday 01:12

She is an actress, why would it be odd for an actress to have an acting job lined up? Im sure if she didnt have a job she would get slated for being lazy and doing nothing, but because she has found herself a role doing what she has done prior to marriage thats also an issue? Honestly is there anything she can do that wouldn't get slated?

I don’t know if this is true or not, but I read that the late Queen told Meghan that she should feel free to keep acting if she wanted to. I’m not a fan of Meghan or Harry, but I don’t have a problem with this.

2O26 · Yesterday 04:42

Piers Morgan predicted that Meghan Markle would destroy Prince Harry’s ties to the British monarchy, warning from as early as 2020 that their independent commercial path marked the "beginning of the end" for the institution. Looks back it looks like his prediction was true. Hopefully, things will get better.

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Dandeloosha · Yesterday 04:53

I suspect his father is more poorly than any of us know.

AlgaeDreams · Yesterday 04:57

Will somebody please think of the chickens!!!

2O26 · Yesterday 05:09

AlgaeDreams · Yesterday 04:57

Will somebody please think of the chickens!!!

chickens? Children??

AlgaeDreams · Yesterday 05:20

2O26 · Yesterday 05:09

chickens? Children??

No, the chickens 🤣

Pedallleur · Yesterday 07:27

Viviennemary · 20/08/2026 23:25

They don't want a private life. In fact I heard on the news Meghan has got an acting job lined up. Curiouser and curiouser.

lots of actors out there far more famous/better but they live their lives.

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