Harry and Meghan are cheered by crowds in Nottingham on their first joint outing since returning to the UK
Meghan greets well-wishers outside Nottingham's Community Recording Studio, telling fans "it's great to be back" at her first UK public appearance since the late Queen's funeral in 2022.Prince Harry with a young attendee at Epic Partners in Nottingham, as the couple's charity schedule prompted the palace to clarify the Sussexes are acting as private citizens, not working royals.
Cheering crowds of around 100 gathered outside Nottingham's Community Recording Studio as Prince Harry and Meghan made their first joint public appearance since returning to Britain in August, choosing a city that holds special significance as the scene of their debut royal walkabout following their 2017 engagement. Meghan — appearing at a UK public event for the first time since the late Queen's funeral in 2022 — told well-wishers "it's great to be back" as fans pressed flowers, a healing crystal and cries of "we love you" upon her. The couple's schedule of charity visits echoes the format of a royal tour, though the palace has made clear they are acting as private citizens, not working royals.
Someone close to Harry and Meghan has insisted they "never agreed" to the 'half in, half out' ban foisted on them at the 2020 Sandringham Summit.
Last month King Charles wrote separately to government departments and the military, reiterating that the Sussexes must be treated as private citizens.
A boy in the crowd asked Meghan whether she owned a Bentley; she also visited a confidence-building bracelet workshop for girls at the studio.
