Harry and Meghan to stay on royal estate during UK visit

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stay in a royal residence on their next visit to the United Kingdom, a rare arrangement that keeps the Sussexes close to the royal estate while leaving the exact lodging undisclosed. The trip will include Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, and private accommodation is also part of the plan.

The visit is tied to Harry’s appearances around the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, the international sporting event he founded more than a decade ago. The lodging choice gives the trip a different tone from Harry’s earlier returns, when security concerns shaped where he and Meghan could stay.

This will be the couple’s first family trip to the UK since Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. It also comes after Harry and King Charles III last met face to face in September 2025, when they shared a private tea at Clarence House. The King last saw Archie and Lilibet in person during the Platinum Jubilee.

The royal residence has not been named, and security arrangements for the visit have not been made public. Harry had previously declined offers to stay at Buckingham Palace because of its highly visible setting, reflecting the protection concerns he has raised since stepping back from royal life in 2020 and relocating to California with Meghan.

Buckingham Palace has treated the question of whether King Charles III will meet Harry, Meghan and the children as a private family matter. The use of a royal residence, alongside separate private accommodation, points to a carefully limited accommodation: enough to reduce public drama, but not enough to suggest a full break from the distance that has defined relations since the Sussexes left working royal life.