Harry and Meghan prepare UK return after 5 years in California
Why it matters: The move would end the couple’s Montecito chapter after Spotify fell away and their Hollywood push lost momentum.
Prince Harry and Meghan are preparing to move back to the UK after five years in California, closing a chapter that began when they stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and settled in Montecito. Their US relocation brought major media deals, including a reported Spotify agreement worth up to $25 million and a Netflix partnership, but their California run proved uneven. Spotify and Archewell Audio split in 2023 after Meghan’s 12-episode podcast “Archetypes.” The couple had framed the US move as a search for privacy, freedom and financial independence, but the planned return points to a sharp turn from the life they built in Southern California.