June 19, 2026, 8:03 p.m. ET
King Charles is welcoming Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle back to the United Kingdom.
On June 17, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported that Harry, 41, would return to the U.K. next month for the first time in four years with his wife Meghan, 44, and their two children in tow.
USA TODAY has since learned that King Charles, 77, offered royal accommodations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their family, but there has been no response as of June 19. Harry and Meghan have previously been offered accommodations at Buckingham Palace during their trips to the U.K., but have declined.
It is unclear what the security arrangements will be for the Sussexes’ visit in July. Even if they accept the accommodations offered by King Charles, there will be no additional security measures, as they are decided by the Home Office.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for comment.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dramatically left the United Kingdom in 2020 – an event dubbed “Megxit,” a play on Brexit, Britain’s exit from the European Union. They now live in California with kids Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5.
The trip will mark the first time the Sussex family has visited Harry’s home country since June 2022, when the family of four joined a celebration to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. Meghan was last in the United Kingdom in September 2022 for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
Harry has cited significant concerns for his family’s safety, citing their lack of security on British soil as part of why the family had a falling out and a reason for not returning. The Duke’s security was downgraded after he stepped back from royal life and duties in 2020. As a result, the couple lost their tax-funded police protection.
Since then, Harry has fought for their security to be reinstated. Last year, he lost an appeal in a U.K. court over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while spending time in Britain.
“The U.K. is my home. The U.K. is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the United States,” Harry said in 2023. “That cannot happen if there is no possibility to keep them safe when they are on U.K. soil.”
“I can’t put my wife in danger like that,” he added, “and given my experiences in life, I’m reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”
Contributing: Jennifer Hassan, USA TODAY
