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Prince Harry attends 1st official engagement since return to UK

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Kindelan, K. (2026, September 17). Prince Harry attends 1st official engagement since return to UK. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/prince-harry-hold-1st-public-engagement-uk-competing/story?id=136530408

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-17 · by Katie Kindelan

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Prince Harry made his first official engagement since returning to the UK on Thursday by attending the Invictus Spirit Awards at the Royal Naval College in London. Dressed in a tuxedo with military medals, he waved to photographers and greeted members of the Irish Guards. This marks a new phase for Harry as a private citizen who will not undertake royal duties but may attend events like the WellChild Awards next week and the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York later this month.
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In September 2026, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan moved their children, Prince Archie (aged seven) and Princess Lilibet (five), to a new school in Britain after just two days due to security concerns. The couple's spokesperson cited heavy traffic between their home and the original school as the reason for the move. This decision came shortly after Harry and Meghan returned to Britain from California, where they had lived for six years. Additionally, the family's publicly-funded security is currently being reviewed by a government committee known as Ravec (the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures).

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Katie Kindelan
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Harry PERSON · 14× Meghan PERSON · 8× U.K. GPE · 6× William PERSON · 3× Archie PERSON · 2× Charles PERSON · 2× Charles III PERSON · 2× Lilibet PERSON · 2× London GPE · 2× Scotland GPE · 2×

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Neither William nor Charles has commented publicly on Harry and Meghan's return to the U.K. Harry's relations with some of his royal family members, particularly William, have been strained in the years since his departure from the U.K. The only statement the royal family has given on the Sussexes' return is a letter released on Sept. 8 under the direction of King Charles, advising that Harry and Meghan will remain "private citizens" and will not be working royals while living in the U.K. Harry and Meghan were "surprised" by the letter, their spokesperson told ABC News at the time.
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🔮 Prince Harry attended his first official engagement Thursday since moving back to the United Kingdom, the same day his father, King Charles III, and his brother, Prince William, also held engagements.
2026-09-18 · ABC News (US)
Prince Harry attends 1st official engagement since return to UK · assertive framing

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Prince Harry attended his first official engagement Thursday since moving back to the United Kingdom, the same day his father, King Charles III, and his brother, Prince William, also held engagements. asserted
father → attend → engagements
The busy day marks a new reality for Britain's royal family as they continue on with their official royal engagements, while Harry builds his own calendar as a non-working member of the royal family. asserted
Harry → mark → family
Harry, dressed in a tuxedo bedecked with military medals, waved to photographers and posed with members of the Irish Guards as he arrived at the Royal Naval College in London for the Invictus Spirit Awards. asserted
he → dress → Awards
"It’s good to be back on British soil,” he told reporters at the event, a celebration of the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style competition for wounded veterans that Harry, a veteran, founded over a decade ago. asserted
Harry → ’ → that
The event was Harry's first public appearance since he and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, moved back to the U.K. last month with their two children, Archie and Lilibet. asserted
he → move → children
The family spent the past six years living in California after Harry and Meghan stepped away from their senior royal roles in 2020. asserted
Harry → spend → 2020
Earlier in the day Thursday, Harry's father, King Charles III, delivered a speech on artificial intelligence at a conference in Scotland. asserted
father → deliver → Scotland
The same day, also in Scotland, William stepped out with his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, for a royal visit to the Isle of Bute. asserted
William → step → Bute
Neither William nor Charles has commented publicly on Harry and Meghan's return to the U.K. Harry's relations with some of his royal family members, particularly William, have been strained in the years since his departure from the U.K. The only statement the royal family has given on the Sussexes' return is a letter released on Sept. 8 under the direction of King Charles, advising that Harry and Meghan will remain "private citizens" and will not be working royals while living in the U.K. Harry and Meghan were "surprised" by the letter, their spokesperson told ABC News at the time. asserted
spokesperson → comment → time
The couple has not commented further. asserted
couple → comment → ?
When Harry and Meghan stepped away from their senior royal roles in 2020, it was agreed that they would no longer use their royal highness titles, would no longer represent the monarchy and would no longer receive public funds for royal duties, freeing them to earn money on their own. asserted
they → step → own
In the years following, Harry and Meghan continued to attend public engagements on their own, though not in a royal capacity. asserted
Harry → follow → capacity
In addition to Thursday night's Invictus event, Harry is expected to attend and speak next week at the WellChild Awards, an event in London for seriously ill children that both he and Meghan have attended on multiple occasions previously. asserted
he → expect → occasions
From there, Harry is scheduled to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, set to be held Sept. 22-23 in New York. asserted
Harry → schedule → York
It's not publicly known where the Sussexes are living in the U.K. asserted
Sussexes → know → U.K.
The family plans to stay for an "extended period of time" in the U.K., where Archie and Lilibet will attend school, according to a source familiar with the matter. uncertain
Archie → plan → matter
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