The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to fly home ‘as soon as they can’ to be with children

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew to Britain for the first time since the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in early September they could not have anticipated how long their stay would stretch. Following the Queen’s death on 8 September, Harry and Meghan would remain in the country over the subsequent 10-day mourning period, in order to participate in events honouring the monarch’s life as well as mourn Harry’s grandmother alongside his family. 

Now, succeeding the state funeral that was held for the sovereign yesterday, the couple is reportedly keen to return home to their family, following their extended absence. The couple’s children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, are unlikely to have spent so long apart from their parents, whose visit to the UK was only intended for less than a week.