By Page Six | Created at 2026-09-03 15:19:11 | Updated at 2026-09-03 16:10:50
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Prince William and Kate Middleton allegedly plan to continue to ignore Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following the latter couple’s return to the UK.
“It makes no difference if Harry and Meghan are in Oxfordshire, California or Timbuktu,” William and Middleton’s friend recently told the Daily Mail.
The pal added, “William and Catherine will continue their lives of public service. They intend to lead by example.”
Page Six has reached out to Kensington Palace and Harry and Markle’s reps for comment.
The Sussexes moved back to England last week with their kids Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, for an “extended period” — six years after they quit their royal duties.
The family reportedly flew privately from California and landed at Birmingham Airport around lunchtime on Aug. 26.
Page Six heard that Harry, 41, and Markle, 45, moved back overseas to be closer to King Charles III — who is battling cancer — and ensure their children build relationships with family.
Charles, 77, learned of his younger son and daughter-in-law’s decision days before the bombshell news broke, Page Six confirmed.
We also reported that the Sussexes will “continue with their business enterprises” and live in a “non-royal residence,” as they search for a house potentially in the Cotswolds, which is roughly two hours away from Willian and Middleton’s Windsor home.
Additionally, we confirmed Harry and Markle’s children are already enrolled in a $35K-a-year prep school.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, meanwhile, have not publicly commented on Harry and Markle’s shocking UK return — which is expected to cause problems for the future king.
“It’s a huge slap in the face for William, and it does also create serious risks for the monarchy,” royal reporter Tom Sykes previously told Page Six.
Sykes also said that, given William, 44, and Harry’s longstanding feud, the move will create a “huge succession” of additional “challenges” for the elder brother.
Another royal insider, Kinsey Schofield, told Page Six that William’s circle believes “money and inheritance are part of the calculation” for Harry and Markle’s move.
Schofield said William “will be much less accommodating” as king than Charles, so Harry is moving “as an attempt to get a foot back in the door before” his brother takes the throne.
The Sussexes and the Waleses have been estranged since Harry famously dragged his family during his bombshell interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Netflix, as well as in his 2023 memoir, “Spare.”
Additionally, Markle accused royal family members of racism when the couple sat down with Winfrey in 2021.
Harry and Markle didn’t see William and Middleton, 44, when they visited the UK over the summer and reunited with Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House.
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