Duchess of Sussex tipped for acting return after UK relocation
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly considering an acting role following the family's move to a private residence outside London, as her children prepare to start school in September.
The Duchess of Sussex could return to acting after she moves back to Britain, according to reports that sources close to the couple have not denied. Australian outlet news.com.au first suggested that one factor behind Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to relocate from the United States was a job offer for the duchess in an upcoming British production, though no details of the project have been confirmed.
Meghan, best known for her seven-season run as Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits, put her acting career on hold after her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018. At the time, she told the BBC that she viewed the transition not as a sacrifice but as "a new chapter". She recently made a cameo appearance as herself in the forthcoming comedy Close Personal Friends, starring Lily Collins and Brie Larson, marking her first screen role in nearly a decade.
The Sussexes are expected to arrive in Britain before the end of August, with their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, enrolled to begin school in September. The couple plan to take up residence at a private, non-royal property outside London, having visited King Charles III at his Highgrove home in July—their first joint trip to the UK since 2022 and the first time the monarch had seen his grandchildren in person for more than four years. The BBC understands the King was not informed of the move until last weekend, but he welcomes the opportunity to see more of the Sussex family in a private capacity.
A return to acting could prove lucrative, and the BBC understands that Meghan also intends to expand the international reach of her US-based lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever, while based in Britain. There are no current plans for either Harry or Meghan to resume their roles as working royals.
On Friday, the duke is expected to learn the scale of legal costs he and other high-profile complainants—including Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Elizabeth Hurley—must pay the publisher of the Daily Mail after their claims of unlawful information gathering were dismissed last month.