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

449 replies

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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vodkaredbullgirl · 20/08/2026 08:35

They have their reasons to return, so what if they do.

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 20/08/2026 08:35

They are allegedly keeping the house in Montecito. And they have one in Portugal. This is all about Harry losing the privacy case and the huge bill he is facing - details either today or tomorrow. Pa is bailing him out.

therewearethen21 · 20/08/2026 08:36

Quine0nline · 20/08/2026 08:22

But wasn't the UK the most racist, ickiest, nasty country ever?

If you had been on social media lately, its pretty bloody hateful all around. America is also awful so no option is good, people have just turned into hateful arseholes with those in political power literally encouraging hate and racism in both America and the UK, so I would say none of these places are particularly appealing.

userlotsanumbers · 20/08/2026 08:36

His dad has cancer. I'd say that's a completely normal thing to do in that circumstance.

GoodkneeBadKnee · 20/08/2026 08:37

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 20/08/2026 08:35

They are allegedly keeping the house in Montecito. And they have one in Portugal. This is all about Harry losing the privacy case and the huge bill he is facing - details either today or tomorrow. Pa is bailing him out.

How do you know?

GunnelVallquist · 20/08/2026 08:38

GoodkneeBadKnee · 20/08/2026 08:37

How do you know?

Exactly.

People making shit up.

Just don’t.

Screamingabdabz · 20/08/2026 08:38

I don’t think it’s about money. It’s about being relevant. Them being in the UK and being a constant thorn in the side to the RF is too delicious for any narcissist to resist.

Aluna · 20/08/2026 08:39

Please stick to the RF forums, no-one else cares.

HelpMeGetThrough · 20/08/2026 08:39

Probably the jam season is good over here at the moment.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 20/08/2026 08:41

Why would it be cheaper to live here? I don’t think it is.

Gowlett · 20/08/2026 08:41

LittleBearPad · 20/08/2026 08:27

Because they can’t afford the house in Montecito. It’ll be sold before long.

I always remember Meghan saying that she didn’t want to view the house initially as she knew it was out of their league. Next thing, they owned it. Who lent them the money?

I think she was signing up for a certain lifestyle & didn’t understand what the RF is about. The baby shower was a definite turning point for the Queen, with Princess Kardashian.

Theunamedcat · 20/08/2026 08:43

KaySam · 20/08/2026 08:24

Or the king is sicker than has been announced.

or he wants to bring his children up near his mothers family.

or he just didn’t like America.

i don’t understand why people are angrier about this than Andrew.

Im not really seeing peoples anger more amusement at their so called "freedom flight" and they are right back here

They should go to Portugal they said its better there the kids can be kids so why come to England?

PetulaGordeno · 20/08/2026 08:43

I can understand why Harry wants to come back. He seemed lost out there.
I am not sure why Meghan does. Montecito is a place where celebs can move around quite freely. She won’t have that here and the DM will be on call 24/7 to either take photos arranged by her (hello Backgrid!) or they will write mean pieces about her.
It is possible they just don’t have the money to fund the lifestyle.
It is also possible that KC is quite ill now and wants some peace with his son.
Of course they did the whole freedom flight thing, Oprah, Spare etc and caused offence. But I don’t think they really do the egg in face thing. They style it out.
Where will they live? It’s possible KC has offered them a funded residence. Not sure about security.
I think Meghan has underestimated how much a section of the public dislikes her. God help her if Mavis the disgruntled GB News viewer corners her in Waitrose.
It won’t make one bit of difference to William and Catherine. I don’t think he forgives easily, he’s making his own way now.

TheFairyCaravan · 20/08/2026 08:44

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 20/08/2026 08:35

They are allegedly keeping the house in Montecito. And they have one in Portugal. This is all about Harry losing the privacy case and the huge bill he is facing - details either today or tomorrow. Pa is bailing him out.

Know them well, do you?

mydiorsandals · 20/08/2026 08:45

Whaleandsnail6 · 20/08/2026 08:25

Yeah, didn't even want to visit a few weeks ago because it was so unsafe 🙄

😆

Theunamedcat · 20/08/2026 08:45

GoodkneeBadKnee · 20/08/2026 08:37

How do you know?

They dont there are many people doing deep dives and what they have come up with is monticito is up for private sale and there is no house in Portugal that they can find

Allegedly

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.

Pullie · 20/08/2026 08:47

How much money did they make from all their deals?

Firetreev · 20/08/2026 08:47

KaySam · 20/08/2026 08:24

Or the king is sicker than has been announced.

or he wants to bring his children up near his mothers family.

or he just didn’t like America.

i don’t understand why people are angrier about this than Andrew.

Because their minds are twisted.

MsDitsy · 20/08/2026 08:47

GunnelVallquist · 20/08/2026 08:20

I always find it fascinating when people act as if they know them.

And feel like they have the right to judge.

Is this your first day on the internet?

diddl · 20/08/2026 08:48

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?

Why will they be living in a crumbling old house?

AuntieBiotics · 20/08/2026 08:48

Whatever your opinion of them, it is hard to see how they are funding their California lifestyle now that the book is not selling in the numbers it did, the Netflix deal is over and there is only so much jam one person can sell.

Hollycoco · 20/08/2026 08:48

Their kids will grow up being nobodies in the USA. My guess is that the kids being a Prince and Princess in England will give Meghan the star power (and 💰) she is yearning for…… since her A list Hollywood celeb and jam making didn’t quite work out how she dreamt.

Lightbulbdaze · 20/08/2026 08:49

The obsession with this couple knows no bounds both here and on Gransnet where the bitter and twisted comments are already well underway.

To save posters making it up as they go along and confusing fact with fiction we really need Meghan to join Mumsnet and do an AMA thread 😄

Dweetfidilove · 20/08/2026 08:51

GunnelVallquist · 20/08/2026 08:20

I always find it fascinating when people act as if they know them.

And feel like they have the right to judge.

So right. My news report said it's to school their children.

Seems a perfectly reasonable thing that many people do, so never occurred to me to question it.