Harry and Meghan return to Nottingham for first joint public engagement since moving back 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.
Harry and Meghan drew crowds of cheering well-wishers in Nottingham on Thursday, nine years after their first-ever walkabout in the city following their 2017 engagement announcement. The day took in three charity visits — to youth music charity the Community Recording Studio in St Ann's, food poverty group Himmah Hub, and youth organisation Epic Partners — in scenes closely mirroring their pre-Megxit royal duties. Meghan declared 'it's great to be back' and kissed 90-year-old Irene Hardman, who had kept a framed photograph of their 2017 visit.
Meghan had an emotional reunion in the kitchen with four Grenfell women who featured in her community cookbook, hugging each one and saying 'it's been at least five years'.
Harry licked icing from his fingers as the pair decorated birthday cupcakes at Epic Partners, insisting 'that's me' when asked who was the chef in the family.
A body language expert claimed Harry's tight grip on Meghan's shoulder exposed 'inner tension and caution', saying the pair appeared to be 'clinging together as survivors'.
