The Sussexes pulled Archie and Lilibet out of their prep school two days into their term due to security issues.
Prince Harry confirmed his two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are back in school in the UK after they were pulled out two days into their term over security issues.
“We’re getting stuck into the work. Kids are in school. We’re happy,” Harry told Hello! magazine at the Invictus Spirit Gala Dinner & Awards in London on Thursday as he gave an update on the family’s “eventful” past two weeks since their return to the UK.
“And as I said, it’s great to be back on British soil, and looking forward to Birmingham next year for the Invictus Games that’s coming up,” he added.
Harry, 42, attended the gala without wife Meghan Markle.
Prince Harry attended the Invictus Spirit Awards in London on Thursday and gave an update on his children’s schooling after yanking them out two days into their term. Zak Hussein / SplashNews.comThe Duke of Sussex said, “We’re getting stuck into the work. Kids are in school. We’re happy.” ZUMAPRESS.comHarry mentioned the family has had an “eventful” past two weeks since moving back to the UK. Getty ImagesAs Page Six previously reported, the Sussexes pulled their two children from their ritzy $35K-a-year prep school after two days due to a security risk earlier this week.
Heavy traffic to and from the school was straining their small security team, according to Hello! magazine.
“The decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements,” a rep for the couple told the outlet.
An insider also told the outlet that Harry and Markle, 45, had security checks completed at the school before the term but were unable to test the school run.
“It’s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents,” the source said.
Harry and Meghan Markle pulled Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet (seen above in an Instagram photo) out of their prep school after two days due to a security risk earlier this week. Instagram/@meghanHeavy traffic to and from the school was reportedly straining their small security team (Harry and Markle are seen above with their daughter, Lilibet). meghan/InstagramHarry and Markle enrolled their kids in a new school — but ran into more security troubles when the former “Suits” star’s personal phone number was reportedly leaked after joining a WhatsApp group for parents of the school.
Following an interaction between Markle and two moms in the group chat, the conversation, which included Markle’s phone number, was screenshotted by someone in the group. It was shared multiple times following the leak.
This came after Markle was reportedly granted her first government-backed security review.
Markle and Harry will receive an official risk assessment soon, according to the Telegraph, and they’ve been asked by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, or RAVEC, to provide full details of their new daily routines.
After the couple enrolled their kids (seen above with Markle) in a new school, Markle’s personal phone number was reportedly leaked in a WhatsApp group for parents at the school. Meghan Markle / InstagramHarry (seen here with Lilibet) moved back to the UK with his family last month. meghan/InstagramAt the Invictus Spirit Gala Dinner & Awards on Thursday, Harry was asked by Hello! magazine if he had a highlight since his UK return, and he joked, “Oh, I don’t know. Would I dare share it with you?”
But Harry did gush over getting to have his family be a part of his Invictus journey in his native country.
“It’s great,” he said. “It’s wonderful to be back on British soil and really nice to see so many old faces and friends that came to this, and new faces as well, and new donors. And most of all, I guess, my Invictus family.”
“It’s been a very special journey over the last 12 years,” he continued. “So, yeah, all families.”
The dad of two (seen above with two Invictus Games competitors at the gala) said “it’s great” that his family is part of his Invictus journey in the UK. WireImageHarry also gushed over raising more than $2.3 million for his Invictus organization. WireImageHarry (pictured above with members of the Band of the Irish Guards) said the gala was “many weeks, months and years in the making.” Getty ImagesThe “Spare” author also discussed how the gala raised about $2.3 million for his Invictus organization.
“It’s been many weeks, months and years in the making,” he shared. “So to have a room full of 340 people and Invictus competitors from all around the world and their families, we did it. We got to tell some incredible stories and celebrate some amazing heroes. So yeah, I feel really happy that everyone came out and showed their support.”
Harry made his first comments about his UK return at the gala, telling People, “It’s good to be back on British soil.”
He was spotted walking into the event with two former Invictus competitors, while looking dapper in a black tuxedo and bow tie with his military medals on display.
“We got to tell some incredible stories and celebrate some amazing heroes. So yeah, I feel really happy that everyone came out and showed their support,” Harry said. weareinvictusgame/InstagramHarry (seen here at the gala) made his first public appearance at the event since moving back to the UK in August. ZUMAPRESS.comThe “Spare” author (seen above with two Invictus competitors) wore a black tuxedo and black bowtie to the gala. WireImageStart your day with Page Six Daily.
The day after the gala, Harry played pickleball during his visit to Ninestiles, an academy in Birmingham, to launch an education program related to his 2027 Birmingham Invictus Games.
In photos obtained by Page Six, Harry wore a black collared shirt and black jeans as he enthusiastically played the paddle sport on an indoor court.
Thursday’s gala marked Harry’s first official appearance since moving back to the UK on Aug. 26.
Harry played pickleball at a school in Birmingham on Friday. via REUTERSHe wore a black collared shirt and black jeans. Aaron Chown/Pool PA via APHarry got competitive playing the paddle sport at the school. Aaron Chown/Pool PA via APThe Sussexes relocated to the UK with their two kids six years after they stepped away from their royal duties and moved to Montecito, California.
Page Six reported that Harry moved back to be closer to his cancer-stricken father King Charles III, whom he briefly reunited with over the summer when Harry and his family took a trip to the UK.
However, Charles delivered a blow to the Sussexes about a week after they landed in England, when he released a statement clarifying the couple’s status as “private citizens with commercial and charitable interests” — not working royals.
Harry did not attend the gala with Markle (both seen above at the David Foster Foundation 40th Anniversary event in Canada on Aug. 7). The David Foster Foundation via Getty ImagesThe couple and their two kids landed in England on Aug. 26. meghan/InstagramHarry and Markle allegedly took issue with the label as they consider themselves “public figures.”
Shortly after, Uganda withdrew from the Invictus Games in “support” of the king — a decision that Harry allegedly blamed on his father’s announcement.
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