Looks like Harry and Meghan want to move back to the UK now

There are some new developments in the house of the Sussexes. A report claims that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considering moving back to the UK and re-establishing their bond with the British royal family. 

While it seems like a stretch that the estranged former royals will return, the report even claims that the couple is 'offering' to rent an apartment at Kensington Palace.  

What's going around the grapevine?

• OK Magazine reported citing sources that the couple may be thinking of returning to the UK. An insider said the tell-all memoir Spare's author Prince Harry wants to return but not become a prisoner of the Palace. 

• Even the New York Post quoting King Charles's former butler Grant Harrold reported that the couple is making their move to Britain. 

• GB News recently reported that Prince Harry reached out to his brother Prince William to discuss his return to the UK. However, there are contradicting reports also claiming that the two brothers have not talked in any form for a while and no discussion about Harry's return has taken place. 
• Royal expert Tom Bower told the media that Meghan Markle is unlikely to support the idea of moving back as she's not as close to Prince William and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales. 

• Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said that a return would also be a "humiliation" for the couple who left their royal duties and lives behind for the US in 2020. 
• But there are some reports also saying that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are also casually house hunting in Malibu, away from their current home in Montecito. 

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Deals drying up and Hollywood distancing

• It seems like not all is going great for the ex-royals. When the couple left the UK and the British royal family behind, they aimed to make it big in Hollywood with their titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex. 
• They inked several multi-million dollar projects with Netflix and Spotify. 
• But recently, their $20 million Spotify deal fell through after the audio streaming service cancelled Meghan Markle's podcast Archetypes after just one season. 

• Netflix also cancelled Pearl, a children's show, which was to be made in collaboration with the Sussexes. 
• They still have their $100 million contract with Netflix till 2025. It is unknown whether Netflix will renew their contracts, though the Harry and Meghan documentary remains one of the most watched on Netflix.  
• Prince Harry's memoir Spare has become one of the best-selling autobiographies, but it definitely has put a strain on the Duke of Sussex's relationships with friends and family.
• Moreover, Prince Harry’s eco-tourism company, Travalyst, seems to have silently dropped the founder of the company from its new list of board members. 

"Prince Harry is the founder of Travalyst and remains an invaluable part of this organisation”

"His role has not changed in any way, and he is regularly involved in strategic discussions and decisions alongside
our partners and Board"

Sally Davey, Chief Executive of Travalyst✈️ pic.twitter.com/soFsV7R9yf

— Iris 🦆 (@IrisTheeScholar) July 31, 2023

• Reports also claim that friends of the couple from the Beckhams and several other Hollywood A-listers have distanced themselves from the former royals over various reasons.

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