Harry and Meghan Reportedly Move to Another Home on Friend's Estate

Caption: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Belfast, 2018. Credit: Northern Ireland Office / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly moved into a separate residence on a wealthy friend’s Cotswolds estate after initially staying in the main house. The Daily Mail reported the change on November 2, citing a friend of the property’s owner; The Independent and Harper’s Bazaar subsequently described the same arrangement. The couple has not publicly confirmed the details of that particular residence.

The account places the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a new home without identifying a property they purchased. They and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, reportedly stayed in the owner’s main residence while searching for a longer-term base after moving back to Britain in August. They have now relocated to another house on the same estate, according to the Daily Mail’s source.

A British base after six years in California

The family spent roughly six years based in California after Harry and Meghan stepped back from senior working royal duties in 2020. Their return to Britain in August was a substantial change for the children, who were expected to attend school there beginning in September. Unlike a return to royal service, however, the move placed the family in a private household outside the working royal structure.

Harry has spoken publicly about wanting Archie and Lilibet to experience the country where he grew up. In a GQ interview cited by Harper’s Bazaar, he described British schooling and his children’s connection to the country as important motivations. Those remarks offer direct context for the relocation even though the particular Cotswolds living arrangement rests on separate, anonymous sourcing.

The couple also reportedly retained their home in Montecito, California. Maintaining the California property gives the family an existing American base while they establish their life in Britain. A residence on a friend’s grounds, rather than a newly announced home purchase, is the specific change described in the November reporting.

A different answer to their house search

The Daily Mail account says the estate owner is a businessman Harry knows through military charity work. Its source described the move from the main residence into another house on the grounds. The Independent repeated that description, while Realtor.com and Harper’s Bazaar carried the housing development to readers in the United States.

The report does not provide a public address, sale record or statement from the Sussexes confirming a purchase. Those missing details need not overshadow the actual update: after a return to Britain and a search for a home, the family is reported to have settled into accommodation already available on a friend’s estate. It remains an attributed account rather than an announced property transaction.

The new arrangement comes as Harry’s connection to Britain is increasingly shaped by family schooling and private life, rather than official royal assignments. The next verifiable housing milestone would be a statement from the Sussexes or an independently documented purchase or tenancy.

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