The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to make their first joint public appearance in Britain since returning from California, with the couple due to visit community organisations in Nottingham in the coming days.
The engagement, which is yet to be formally confirmed by the Sussex office, would be the couple's first official outing together on British soil since their return, and comes as Prince Harry turns his attention to the Invictus Games in Birmingham next summer.
Great to be back on terra firma
Speaking to the Canadian broadcaster CTV ahead of the visit, the Duke sounded in buoyant mood about his homecoming. "It's been great. It's been great to be back on British soil," he said, before adding with a laugh: "It's great to be back on terra firma, actually!"
Harry also offered a rare glimpse of family life, saying that Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are happy and settled at school. The children are understood to be remaining in California while their parents undertake the British leg of their autumn commitments.
The Sussex Visit at a Glance
- Harry and Meghan are expected in Nottingham for their first joint UK appearance since returning from California.
- Reported stops include an acting workshop at CRS Nottingham, the Grenfell Hubb Community Kitchen at a local food bank, and Epic Partners, which supports young people through sport.
- The Duke told CTV it has been great to be back on British soil, and said Archie and Lilibet are happy at school.
- Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, founded by the Duke in 2014, will run from 10 to 17 July 2027.
- The precise Nottingham schedule remains unconfirmed, and no longer-term arrangements for the couple's stay have been announced.
A day with a purpose
The reported itinerary suggests a carefully chosen programme. At CRS Nottingham, the couple are expected to take part in an acting workshop with young performers. They are also reported to be joining women from the Grenfell Hubb Community Kitchen, the project born out of the Grenfell Tower tragedy with which the Duchess has a long association, at a local food bank. A meeting with Epic Partners, an organisation that uses sport to support young people, would round out the day.
Each stop touches a theme the couple have made their own: community recovery, youth opportunity and the power of sport, the last of which sits at the heart of Harry's defining project.
The road to Birmingham 2027
The Invictus Games, founded by the Duke in 2014, return to Britain from 10 to 17 July 2027, with Birmingham hosting the competition for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans. Organisers confirmed the dates earlier this year, and the Duke's CTV interview framed the Games as the central focus of his time in Britain.
Much remains unconfirmed, including the precise Nottingham schedule and any longer-term arrangements for the couple's stay. But if the appearance goes ahead as reported, it will offer the first opportunity to see Harry and Meghan together at a public engagement since their return, and a telling indication of how the couple intend to pace their rediscovered British life.