'It's great to be back': Harry and Meghan make their first joint public appearance since returning to the UK in Nottingham
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.
Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, were cheered by crowds in Nottingham on Thursday as they carried out three quasi-royal walkabout engagements — their first joint public outing since moving back to Britain in August. Meghan told well-wishers 'it's great to be back' as the couple shook hands, posed for selfies and accepted bouquets outside the Community Recording Studio in St Ann's. Harry was seen repeatedly placing a protective arm around his wife, while a body language expert claimed his fingers 'dug tightly into Meghan's shoulder', signalling 'inner tension and caution'. The Nottingham visit echoes the couple's very first public outing together after their 2017 engagement announcement — a detail fans marked by presenting them with throwback photographs.
The couple also visited the Himmah Hub food bank and the Grenfell 'ladies' — women from the Hubb Community Kitchen whose cookbook Meghan championed.
Meghan wore a £1,495 burgundy Joseph wool coat and Princess Diana's Cartier Tank Française watch on her wrist — but left her £120,000 engagement ring at home.
Harry met Jah Digga, a youth mentor who credits the Community Recording Studio with helping him leave gang life — a former participant who now mentors the next generation.
