Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are really moving back to England

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Key points

• The Sussexes – who stepped down as working members of the royal family in 2020 – will not be selling their $14.5 million Montecito, California, home, we're informed.
• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex created their aims to leave California earlier this month, weeks after their July reunion with Charles.
• But the Sussexes are particularly close to Harry's first cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank.
• Instead, the three flew in from Portugal to meet Charles and Queen Camilla at the monarch's country home of Highgrove.
• While discussing his fractured relationship with his father last May, Harry, 41, admitted to the BBC, "I don't know how much longer my father has."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the UK to be closer to King Charles – and to ensure their children build relationships with family, sources informed Page Six.

As the heir to the throne refuses to talk to his younger brother, we're informed, nevertheless, the frost between Prince William and Harry endures.

For context, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex created their aims to leave California earlier this month, weeks after their July reunion with Charles.

Sussex sources created it clear the family plan to stay in the UK for an extended period, not permanently.

"I know that Charles is a big reason for their return, " remarked a royal insider.

Charles, 77, is living with cancer and, in December, it was confirmed that he would be transitioning to a precautionary phase of treatment.

It's not just the king whom the Sussexes desire to be closer to. They want their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 – who will attend school in the UK – to forge relationships with cousins and other family members, we're informed.

"They have so many friends and family in the UK whom they remain so close to, " remarked another source in the know.

Nevertheless, there is little to no chance that Archie and Lilibet will seeing their cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – the children of William and Kate Middleton.

But the Sussexes are particularly close to Harry's first cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank. This person share three children and live part-time in Lisbon, Portugal, where Harry and Markle additionally have a vacation home. Eugenie just offered birth to baby daughter Adelaide.

In practice, the Sussexes – who stepped down as working members of the royal family in 2020 – will not be selling their $14.5 million Montecito, California, home, we're informed.

While Harry has long waged war against the British Home Office to receive the armed security that is provided to working senior royals, it's not known what provisions are being put in place for his family's security.

When he visited England in July with his wife and children, they had not yet been given upgraded security – something that halted him from bringing them with him for the whole week.

Security remains of utmost concern to Harry. This person informed the BBC last year, "I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point."

He is at present waiting for a review of his security by Administration committee Ravec.

In short, why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are really moving back to England is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.