Prince Harry and his wife Meghan carried out their first joint public visit on Thursday since they moved back to Britain in August. The couple went to the city of Nottingham in central England.
They visited three charities that help young people and local communities. The groups work through music, film and sport, and also fight food poverty.
“It’s great to be back,” Meghan told the people who came to see them, IOL reported.
One of the places they visited was Epic Partners. It supports children, young people and families in the St Ann’s and Sneinton areas through youth work, sport, mentoring and education.
Harry is 42 and is the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan is 45. Crowds cheered when the pair arrived in the city.
The couple stopped to talk and joke with the crowd. They also posed for selfies, gave hugs and accepted flowers.
Meghan wore a long burgundy winter coat and had her hair in a ponytail. At one point she kissed a woman on the cheek after the woman gave her a gift.
Harry wore a dark suit with an open-necked white shirt. He bent down to speak to one youngster and told the crowd it was “very nice” to see everyone.
The visit could put the couple at odds with Buckingham Palace over their status while they live in Britain, according to the report.
In a letter released last month, the King said their position was “akin to private citizens” with charity interests. He said they were not public figures and should not be called his and her royal highness.
The letter came from the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the Royal Household. It said the Duke and Duchess stepped down from representative duties for the monarch in January 2020.
The letter also said they “are no longer working members of the royal family”. Working royals carry out official duties for the monarch and get support from the Royal Household to do so.
There are seven senior working royals. They are King Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Catherine, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie.
Harry and Meghan left Britain and gave up royal duties in 2020 after a bitter family feud. They settled in California, then moved back to the United Kingdom in August with their two young children.
Before her death in 2022, the late Queen Elizabeth II told the couple there was no “half-in/half-out” option. This meant they could not run business ventures while also working as royals.
The last time the pair appeared together at a public event in Britain was the Queen’s funeral in September 2022.
The couple have tried to mend ties with King Charles. They remain estranged from Harry’s older brother, Prince William, who is heir to the throne.
On the same day, King Charles visited Wales and spoke to the Welsh parliament. Reports said anti-monarchy protesters chanted “Not my King” as he and Queen Camilla arrived.
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