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Breaking Ham moving back to UK

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Igy · 19/08/2026 22:10

HAM and children moving back to UK according to DM

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CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:23

Badvocthebad · 20/08/2026 19:06

Doria doesn't seem as present as she was?
I assume M will be winding up her Jam business?
That'll be a US tax headache

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I wonder if M has fallen out with her too, now?

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:24

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 18:54

And those circles are notoriously iron locked. Once your out of the inner circle that's it. They close ranks.

And wasn’t the problem that Meghan didn’t like them so H ditched them? I think they will be wary of getting back on the same footing.

Imdunfer · 20/08/2026 19:25

Newname26 · 20/08/2026 19:04

Doria would need to apply for a visa of some description. She won't be able to just decide to move to the UK

She'll get a dependant visa at the drop of a hat with them guaranteeing her. 64,000 dependant visas were issued last year.

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:29

Asunciondelaflata · 20/08/2026 18:29

I thought William passed, but Harry didn't. He got admitted to be at the same school as his brother because of their mum's recent death.
Happy to be corrected if this information is wrong
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Just asked ChatGPT for what it’s worth and H did ‘pass’ but wth allowances made. Although it clearly wasn’t the school for H academically I’m sure it was more important in the circumstances for him to be close to family.

He clearly didn’t make the best use of his time there with 2 A levels at D and B with teacher support, allegedly.

justasking111 · 20/08/2026 19:29

Eugenie and Beatrice had trusts set up from the Queen mother and the queen. Harry would have had the same as would other grandchildren. I'm sure Charles will do the same in time. He's very fond of his nieces and nephews as well presumably.

Asunciondelaflata · 20/08/2026 19:29

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:29

Just asked ChatGPT for what it’s worth and H did ‘pass’ but wth allowances made. Although it clearly wasn’t the school for H academically I’m sure it was more important in the circumstances for him to be close to family.

He clearly didn’t make the best use of his time there with 2 A levels at D and B with teacher support, allegedly.

Ok, makes sense.

justasking111 · 20/08/2026 19:31

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:24

And wasn’t the problem that Meghan didn’t like them so H ditched them? I think they will be wary of getting back on the same footing.

Meghan doesn't appear to like anyone for any length of time. It is an interesting character flaw.

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 19:34

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:24

And wasn’t the problem that Meghan didn’t like them so H ditched them? I think they will be wary of getting back on the same footing.

Was probably threatened by them. She really did isolate & ostracise Harry from his family & friends. It's so sad

Lavendersong · 20/08/2026 19:36

There’s always going to be money in a trust for all the Royal DC education but I presume it stipulates in the UK only 🤷‍♀️ hence their move back for decent free education.

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:38

JSMill · 20/08/2026 10:31

This feels just like Megxit in reverse, done in a hurry, with no real apparent plan. It’s one thing to flounce off when your dc is tiny but not when they have roots. We had to relocate to the UK in a hurry when my dh was offered a job. We had six weeks to find a nice house and a school for both of them. We were really lucky we actually pulled it off but it was unsettling for them. Despite the fact they had spent lots of time in the UK and had family here, they felt like fish out of water for a while. I wouldn’t really recommend it. We didn’t have a choice in the matter, it was take the job and go or turn it down. We are not millionaires with the luxury of choice.

To me their vacillating is symptomatic of their restless, rootless seeking for something that is never going to exist. The problem is THEM, not the location.

First they think they’ll take the UK by storm and show the RF just how it’s done. Then they flounce off in a huff to the Promised Land of the US but that goes pear-shaped too, so back they come.

Rinse and repeat!

Yawn.

Noodledog · 20/08/2026 19:38

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 19:21

I was looking at photos of the Californian house earlier, it is absolutely stunning, the interiors, the grounds, the privacy!

I thought it looked beautiful, but also echoey and lonely. I think you would need plenty of visits from close friends and family to lead a happy life there, and H and M don't seem to have had much of that.

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:39

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 19:34

Was probably threatened by them. She really did isolate & ostracise Harry from his family & friends. It's so sad

Yes - textbook narcissism tactic!

CathyorClaire · 20/08/2026 19:44

The academic aspect is important because while entry requirements might be relaxed for some actual royals (I think W did pass the Eton exam but H didn’t) would that necessarily apply to L and A?

I wonder if they've had as much choice as they might have expected?

How many heads might have thought it more trouble than it's worth discovered expedient but diplomatic grounds to excuse their establishment from educating the offspring of such a notoriously thin-skinned and litigious couple?

Will be interesting to see who didn't 🤐

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:45

viques · 20/08/2026 16:54

Marlborough is very much Middleton territory! There are other schools for girls that are not tainted by association. I don't think H would choose Eton either, he struggled there so maybe they will choose somewhere less academic but mixed sex for them.

I wonder if they will go for a more liberal, trendy school where celebs’ children go? I’m thinking Bedales or Bryanston eventually.

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:49

CathyorClaire · 20/08/2026 19:44

The academic aspect is important because while entry requirements might be relaxed for some actual royals (I think W did pass the Eton exam but H didn’t) would that necessarily apply to L and A?

I wonder if they've had as much choice as they might have expected?

How many heads might have thought it more trouble than it's worth discovered expedient but diplomatic grounds to excuse their establishment from educating the offspring of such a notoriously thin-skinned and litigious couple?

Will be interesting to see who didn't 🤐

Do you know - I honestly had the same thought! I’ve worked in an independent school and parents (even non-celeb narcissists) can be extremely demanding, which, considering the fees, is understandable.

if I were a public school head I’d definitely be wary, especially of Meghan. I mean - can you imagine what parents’ evenings would be like? Add to her difficult reputation the worry that she’d go public with her complaints….not a tempting prospect.

GoodnessGraciousMeh · 20/08/2026 19:51

GeorginaWilby · 20/08/2026 19:14

For them to leave their lovely home in California for England, something has gone terribly (financially) wrong for them. I know the $$$$$ upkeep on the place is huge & they pay 3 million/yr for security alone. All the gardeners, the maids wages. Handymen - because Harry's useless. Californian taxes are massive. They are hemorrhaging $$$$$ every day. The jam trade is a hard & competitive game to get into.

I'm so glad the UK is getting them back.

Is that last sentence sarcastic?

Viviennemary · 20/08/2026 19:52

fantom · 20/08/2026 11:23

No, but it's possible over a very long period of time - just look at the rehabilitation of Camilla.

But sounds like Camilla has common sense and listens to advice. Harry and Meghan have no common sense and think they know best about everything. That's why it's unlikely they will be anything else but a car crash.

HelenaWilson · 20/08/2026 19:53

Although it clearly wasn’t the school for H academically I’m sure it was more important in the circumstances for him to be close to family.

If he hadn't gone to Eton, it would have been one more thing that William had that he didn't, to whinge about in Spare.

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 20:00

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 19:49

Do you know - I honestly had the same thought! I’ve worked in an independent school and parents (even non-celeb narcissists) can be extremely demanding, which, considering the fees, is understandable.

if I were a public school head I’d definitely be wary, especially of Meghan. I mean - can you imagine what parents’ evenings would be like? Add to her difficult reputation the worry that she’d go public with her complaints….not a tempting prospect.

Chaos & handbags at dawn! But the families attending will also be very wary

ForAmberPoster · 20/08/2026 20:18

Several on here have mentioned the rehabilitation of Camilla - am I the only one that didn’t have a problem with her in the first place?

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 20:19

ForAmberPoster · 20/08/2026 20:18

Several on here have mentioned the rehabilitation of Camilla - am I the only one that didn’t have a problem with her in the first place?

I’m with you!

viques · 20/08/2026 20:22

CoffeeCantata · 20/08/2026 20:19

I’m with you!

Me three

PlumCat23 · 20/08/2026 20:26

ForAmberPoster · 20/08/2026 20:18

Several on here have mentioned the rehabilitation of Camilla - am I the only one that didn’t have a problem with her in the first place?

Camilla understands her role. She grew up in an upper middle class family was aristo adjacent & always knee what was expected of her.. Sure Meghan claimed she didn't know who Prince Harry was... "Is he nice"?😂

GeorginaWilby · 20/08/2026 20:26

GoodnessGraciousMeh · 20/08/2026 19:51

Is that last sentence sarcastic?

The bit about the competitive jam game - yes.

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