Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly set to return to the UK with their children, however, royal biographer Andrew Lownie believes Meghan may struggle with one part of life in Britain
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sent shockwaves around the globe when they revealed plans to return to the UK.
The former working royals are anticipated back in Britain later this month, with their children, Archie and Lilibet, set to begin at British schools for the upcoming academic year, which commences in September.
However, one leading royal commentator believes there’s a particular challenge Meghan will find especially difficult to cope with as the couple readjust following more than six years living in California.
Considerable speculation has surrounded where Harry and Meghan will settle when they arrive back. As private individuals no longer within the Royal Family, their exact location is unlikely to be made public.
It’s anticipated they’ll reside on a private estate away from London, with two areas being widely discussed, reports the Express.
One possibility is Northamptonshire, close to the ancestral home of Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana. The alternative is the Cotswolds, an area already populated by celebrities and the ultra-wealthy.
According to royal biographer Andrew Lownie, there’s one aspect Meghan might not have fully considered – Britain’s notorious weather.
While the country has experienced (or suffered through) successive heatwaves over the past three months, conditions are set to deteriorate as winter draws near.
Andrew told The Daily T podcast: “I can’t see Meghan enjoying a Cotswolds winter with the rain coming down, and her mother a long way away. So I just can’t see this working.”
The writer has penned several volumes about the Royal Family, most recently Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, which examines the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor controversy.
Throughout the podcast, he also discussed what Harry and Meghan’s apparently abrupt choice to abandon their American lifestyle and return to the UK reveals about the evolving balance in their marriage. The move was so unexpected that it reportedly caught Harry’s father, King Charles, off guard.
He explained: “I think it’s a really interesting dynamic because we’ve always thought that Harry was under the thumb of Meghan, and that there wasn’t much give or take there.. And now there seems to be an understanding that he wants to have children with a British education, he wants to come back to his friends, I think he’s felt very isolated in California.”
In other developments, a property specialist suggested the family’s new residence might not be the most impressive for one significant reason.
Cal Graham, from We Buy Any Home, reckons this will be true if privacy and security are their primary priorities.
To prevent people from identifying their whereabouts, Cal suggests a “shielded” property would be the ideal choice, which doesn’t automatically mean a luxurious one.
Cal told us: “If the reports are correct, the most suitable property would probably be one that looks relatively unremarkable from the public road but offers considerable privacy once inside.
“A modern home on a privately managed estate, set well back from the road and shielded by mature landscaping, would attract far less attention than an instantly recognisable country mansion.”
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