Questions over Harry & Meghan’s royal roles, Fab Four feud and who will fund security amid bombshell UK return

QUESTIONS have risen over Harry and Meghan’s future royal roles, the fab four feud and who will fund their security as they are set to make a bombshell return to the UK. The couple made a dramatic exit from public life and moved to California six years ago when it was made clear they could not be part-time royals. Questions have risen over the fab four feud Credit: Getty It is not yet known if Meghan and Harry will receive funding for their security Credit: Refer to Caption On their way out they attacked the Royals and Britain – with the late Queen making it clear that the Sussexes could not juggle being working Royals while earning money in the private sector. The 2020 Sandringham Agreement – dubbed “Megxit” – ruled the couple could not be half-in-half-out royals. Sign up for the Royals newsletter Thank you! However, the fact they are now coming back will lead to speculation that this is the beginning of the end of Megxit. Sources say if there are discussions on any future role for Harry it would need to take place between him and his father, the King. Harry’s memoir described a fight with brother William Credit: Alamy The Duke has fought and lost multimillion pound legal campaign over his security Credit: Paul Edwards The Sussexes will continue with their business enterprises, sources say, and are understood to not be working as royals when they return. Both seven-year-old Archie and Lilibet, five, are set to go to school in the UK in September but Sussex sources will not reveal where they will be attending. It remains unclear if the family has been given security assurances for their return and whether the financial burden will fall on the British taxpayer. The Duke has previously claimed it was “unsafe” to bring his family back home. Most read in Royals He has fought and lost a multimillion pound legal campaign to force the UK government to return his 24-hour armed security guards. It is not yet known if there have been any changes in the Home Office’s security position on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It comes as… Harry and Meghan to make shock move back to Britain six years after Megxit Harry and Meghan have already secured a home for their return Inside the five-year onslaught of attacks on William and Kate From fairytale wedding to royal exit, how Harry and Meghan changed the Windsors Arthur Edwards: I know why furious William may never forgive them But Meghan, Archie and Lilibet spent an extended trip in Britain last month, when they also met Charles and Camilla at Highgrove, without taxpayer-funded armed cops. Sources have now confirmed the whole family will return earlier, arriving at the end of this month. They are expected to remain in Britain while Archie and Lilibet are in education – even though they have their home in California. The shock reversal follows both Harry and Meghan criticising Britain and the Royal Family in recent years. Speaking in Afghanistan in 2008, Harry said: “I generally don’t like England that much.” Interviewed on the Apple TV+ show The Me You Can’t See released a year after Megxit, he said: “For most of my life I always felt worried, concerned, a little bit tense and uptight whenever I fly back into the UK, whenever I fly back into London. He added: “For me, London is a trigger because of what happened to my mum.” The couple also alleged on their Oprah Winfrey tell-all that the Royal Family had made racist comments about their unborn children. In his book Spare Harry heavily criticised the British press and made startling revelations about his family. The memoir described a fight with William, said his father pleaded “Please, boys, don’t make my final years a misery” at Prince Philip’s funeral, and revealed he had pleaded with Charles not to marry Camilla. Harry also confessed to taking cocaine, marijuana and hallucinogenics in his book. King Charles evicted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor in January 2023 just days after Harry released his tell-all book Spare, which slammed the Royal family. A whole episode of their six-part Netflix series Harry & Meghan was devoted to comparing the opposition to the couple with the Brexit vote and branded the Commonwealth “Empire 2.0.” This was despite the fact that Harry and Meghan were for several years Commonwealth Youth Ambassadors after being appointed by the late Queen. It is understood that Meghan will also continue to run As Ever, her food and lifestyle brand, while living in the UK. But questions remain about what else Meghan will do with her time in Britain as she has zero projects or campaigns based in the country. Watch the video in full here Megxit timeline May 19, 2018. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry. March, 2019. The palace announces Harry and Meghan will set up their own household. January, 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce their plans to step back from their roles as senior royals and reach the Sandringham Agreement – dubbed “Megxit” – which rules the Sussexes can not be half-in-half-out royals. March 2020. Meghan and Harry attend their last official engagement as working royals at Commonwealth Service Day before moving to California. March, 2021. Harry and Meghan’s notorious tell-all Oprah interview airs. December, 2022. Harry and Meghan’s bombshell Netflix documentary is released with the duo branding the Commonwealth “Empire 2.0.” January, 2023. Harry releases his tell all memoir Spare, heavily criticising the British press and making startling revelations about his family. February, 2024. Charles is diagnosed with cancer after the disease was spotted during his prostate operation. September, 2025. Harry is reunited with his father in their first face-to-face meeting since Charles was diagnosed with cancer. June, 2026. Harry, Meghan and the children visit the UK including Diana’s childhood home. August, 2026. It is announced Prince Harry and Meghan are moving back to the UK — six years after leaving for the US. Comment now