Harry and Meghan are set to arrive back in Britain with their children today, report claims

READ MORE: What the Sussexes' new life in Britain will really look like See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 07:22 EDT, 26 August 2026 | Updated: 07:31 EDT, 26 August 2026 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are thought to be arriving back in Britain today.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to land in the UK after flying privately from California to start their new life in the country, according to BBC News.The Sussexes are preparing to set up home in the UK, in a shock development six years after they quit the working monarchy and bought a house in Montecito.Former Suits star Meghan is said to be pursuing an acting role amid reports that she remains in talks about a role in the third series of Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen.Harry and Meghan will live in a non-royal residence outside of London and the children have both been enrolled in UK schools ready to start next month.The Sussexes' move comes a month after they took Archie and Lilibet to see their grandfather the King for the first time in four years at his Highgrove home in July.The couple are not thought to have raised the prospect of a return to the UK at that meeting. The King was told they were moving back three days before it was revealed.Some reports have suggested the Sussexes' stay in the UK could last as little as just the autumn, with the family retaining their houses in Montecito and Portugal. Harry and Meghan with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in December 2025Meghan meanwhile has unveiled the latest addition to her As Ever range – Spiced Apple Butter.The jar of 'orchard apples and fragrant spices' is being launched today, 'just in time for fall', with Meghan's brand saying the product captures the season's 'promise of crisp mornings and changing leaves just around the corner'.She also posted an Instagram story in which she chuckled at what appeared to be a tea towel with the message: 'People who take care of chickens are literally chicken tenders'.It follows news that the Sussexes' brood of chickens are remaining at their home in California to be cared for there.Sussex-friendly People magazine suggested yesterday that the monarch wanted to see his estranged sons Harry and the Prince of Wales 'together over time', but the report has not been confirmed.According to Harry's autobiography, Charles pleaded with his sons during a tense meeting after Prince Philip's funeral in 2021: 'Please, boys. Don't make my final years a misery.'The brothers no longer speak, having fallen out around the time of Harry and Meghan's 2018 wedding, with the relationship worsening post-Megxit following Harry's accusations against the royal family in his Oprah interview, Netflix documentary and memoir Spare.The Daily Mail has contacted a representative of the Sussexes for comment on the couple's return today. A spokesman told the BBC that 'this is not something we would comment on'.