The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are due to come face to face in a dramatic meeting with future king and queen William and Kate as they announce their return to the UK.
The Cambridges last came into contact with Harry and Meghan during a chilly reception at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee several weeks ago. The news comes after the couple revealed they would visit a host of charities that were “close to their hearts” across the country and they're also planning a trip to Germany.
The Californian based pair are believed to be residing at the Frogmore Cottage at the Queen’s Windsor estate. That could make for some awkward morning walks as William and Kate - alongwith their three children - George, Charlotte and Louis - have recently moved into their new home of Adelaide Cottage around a mile away.
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The Cambridges have left Kensington Palace in order to be closer to the Queen and so that their children can all go to school together, the Mirror reports. Their visit could turn into a proper Royal affair as the Queen is understood to be in the area after taking a reprieve from her summer trip to Balmoral north of the border.
This will coincide with the ceremony that will see the new Prime Minister appointed after Boris Johnson leaves the post on September 6.
A senior palace source said: “There are obviously a lot of moving parts with everyone’s schedules but nothing is being ruled out.”
The Sussexes will head to Manchester for the One Young World Summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on September 5. Former actress Meghan, a counsellor for the organisation, is lined up to deliver a the keynote address at the opening ceremony.
The pair will also meet a group of summit delegates doing “outstanding work on gender equality”, One Young World said. The Sussexes will then head to Germany for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year to Go event on September 6, before returning to the UK for the WellChild Awards in London on September 8 where Harry will deliver a speech.
Harry and Meghan made their first joint visit to Britain for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, but did not attend the flagship events such as the Buckingham Palace concert or the pageant which acted as the grand finale. Prince Harry is currently locked in a bitter legal battle with the government over a decision by the Home Office to strip him of his taxpayer funded security when visiting the UK.
The Duke launched two cases at the High Court in a bid to overturn the decision. The Duke, who quit as a senior working royal in 2020, is bringing legal action over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family when in the UK.
Last month, he won a bid to bring a High Court claim against the Home Office. His challenge concerns the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) over his security, after being told he would no longer be given the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting.
Controversially, Prince Andrew has been allowed to keep his security detail despite being forced to step back from royal life in disgrace after becoming embroiled in a sex abuse scandal. Meanwhile, the royal family has been bracing itself for Harry’s forthcoming tell-all book, which he has vowed will be an “accurate and wholly truthful” account of his life.
The memoirs were expected to be published in late 2022 by Penguin Random House but a release date has yet to be confirmed.
A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: “Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to visit with several charities close to their hearts in early September.”
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