What happens to Prince Harry? In early 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made headlines around the world when they announced they would step back as senior members of the British royal family. Their decision — quickly dubbed “Megxit” by the press — followed months of mounting pressures and public scrutiny.

In early 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made headlines around the world when they announced they would step back as senior members of the British royal family. Their decision — quickly dubbed “Megxit” by the press — followed months of mounting pressures and public scrutiny.

The Duke of Sussex is due to give evidence against the publisher of the Daily Mail as part of his latest legal case against the UK press.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, moved to the US after stepping back from official royal duties.

Why did Harry and Meghan leave the Royal Family?
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior royals in January 2020.

They were angry about media intrusion and frustrated that Buckingham Palace prevented them developing their “SussexRoyal” brand.

Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne.

The couple, who met in 2016 and married in 2018, kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as His or Her Royal Highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.

When Harry’s father became King, the couple’s two children became Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

Where do Harry and Meghan live?
Harry and Meghan moved to California in June 2020, saying they wanted space to raise Archie. Lilibet was born there in 2021.

The couple no longer have an official UK residence, after being asked to vacate Frogmore Cottage, a Grade-II listed property on the Windsor estate.

Prince Harry’s US immigration status has been challenged by conservative US think tank The Heritage Foundation, because of past comments about taking drugs including cocaine and marijuana

How often do Harry and Meghan come to the UK?
Since moving to the US, Prince Harry has made a number of trips to the UK.

In September 2025, he spent about 50 minutes with the King at Clarence House.

The duke also attended charity events, including the WellChild award ceremony for children with serious illness or disability.

Harry has also returned to the UK for court cases about his security arrangements and action against newspaper publishers.

In August 2024, he attended a memorial service for his uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes

n February 2024, he flew back for a 45-minute meeting with Charles after Buckingham Palace announced that the King had cancer.

Harry attended his father’s coronation in May 2023 without Meghan.

The duke and duchess returned to the UK for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and her funeral in September of that year.

What is Harry’s latest court case about?
The case started on Monday 19 January, and is expected to last for nine weeks.

Harry and others claim that Associated Newspapers’ publications gathered information about them by unlawful means.

Fellow plaintiffs include Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, mother of murder victim Stephen Lawrence.

Associated Newspapers Ltd has strongly denied the “preposterous allegations”.

Harry is not expected to meet King Charles while in the UK to give evidence.

How do Meghan and Harry earn their money?
As working royals, they received 95% of their annual income from Harry’s father, then Prince of Wales. The taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant made up the other 5%.

When they stepped down as senior royals, King Charles gave them “a substantial sum” to help establish their new life.

Harry and Meghan set up the Archewell charitable foundation, now known as Archewell Philanthropies.

They also established commercial arrangements with private companies and launched their Sussex.com website.

As Ever

In March 2024, Meghan launched a lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. It was later renamed “As Ever”, with jam, tea, “cookie mixes”, and flower sprinkles for sale.

The Duchess has also launched a digital shop, allowing fans to purchase clothing, accessories and jewellery.

Television

The Sussexes’ media company, Archewell Productions, makes programmes for Netflix, under a deal thought to be worth millions of dollars.

They first featured in the Harry and Meghan documentary series and spoke about life in the Royal Family.

The Heart of Invictus series discussed the duke’s emotional “unravelling” after military service in Afghanistan.

With Love, Meghan – a lifestyle show, blending “practical how-tos and candid conversation” – began in March 2025.

Podcasts

Archewell has also made podcasts for Spotify under a contract thought to be worth $25m (£19.7m).

This included a series called Archetypes, which featured the duchess in conversation with well-known women.

A series with Lemonada Media, Confessions of a Female Founder, followed.

Books

Harry’s memoir, Spare, was published in January 2023.

It discussed his relationship with his brother and father, as well as his grief over the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.

The book’s publishers promised $1.5m (£1.18m) and £300,000 respectively would be given to the Sentebale and WellChild charities.

Meghan wrote a children’s book called The Bench in 2021.

Inheritance

William and Harry received the bulk of their mother Princess Diana’s £13m fortune when she died in 1997.

In a 2021 interview, Harry told Oprah Winfrey his share of the money funded his family’s move to the US.

He is also thought to have inherited millions from his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.

It is not known whether the late Queen Elizabeth left him any money.