Aug. 27, 2026

Are Harry and Meghan Really Moving Back Together? Netflix Cameras, the Cotswolds and “ActingGate”

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Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle truly moving back to Britain—or could Harry spend months in the Cotswolds while Meghan remains primarily in California? How long is the Sussexes’ “extended period” in the UK, and do even they know whether it will last six months, one year or longer?

We examine Harry’s determination to establish a British base, Meghan’s new friendship with Geri Halliwell-Horner, and reports that Netflix cameras could document the family’s return. Is the Sussex homecoming really becoming a new television series?

Plus: Was Meghan ever offered a role in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen? Was “ActingGate” a genuine negotiation, an audience test or a carefully engineered publicity campaign? What is Meghan teasing for As Ever? Why is Harry leaving the African Parks board? And which Sussex pets are coming to Britain—with the Montecito chickens apparently staying behind?

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Ah Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Powers Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark Francis. This source suggests to

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the Times that Harry and Meghan's move may not be permanent.

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According to the source, it'll be an extended period of time.

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It could be six months, it could be a year,

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could be more. I don't think even they know yet.

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They might suddenly go, why don't we try Canada for

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a while, Why don't we try Australian It's one of

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the great things about being private individuals. They can live

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where they choose. A rapper for the Sussexes told The

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New York Times on the heels of a wonderful trip

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with family and friends this summer, Harry and Meghan have

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decided to spend an extended period in the UK this autumn.

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The Daily Beast Tom Sykes argues that the original story Harry, Megan,

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Archie and Lilibert moving back to Britain is already becoming

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considerably more complicated. According to Sikes, he spoke with a

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friend of Harry's in March, while Harry was still waiting

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for developments over his security arrangements in Britain. The friend

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told him if he doesn't get the security, he will

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just go house hunting anyway. Sikes says Harry was described

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as utterly determined to begin spending significant stretches of time

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in Britain regardless of what happened with his security dispute,

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and apparently Harry already had a preferred location the Cotswolds.

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The friend said Harry enjoys hiking and outdoor activity and

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is used to that pattern of life in California, where

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he walks his dog on the beach or hikes in

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the canyons. The plan, described two Sakes at the time,

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was for Harry eventually to spend extended periods in Britain

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with Archie and Lillibet, particularly during their school holidays. But

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then Sikes asked the obvious question, what about Meghan. The

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friend told Sakes At Meghan's presence in Britain would largely

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depend on whether there was a practical business reason for

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her to be there. If as ever developed enough business

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in Britain, she could divide her time between countries. Otherwise,

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the source said there was little practical reason for Meghan

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to base herself anywhere other than the United States. Sikes

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says He specifically asked whether this meant Harry would spend

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weeks or months in the Cotswolds while Meghan remained in California.

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The friend apparently didn't consider that particularly remarkable. The couple

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might be getting advice from the Spice Girls. According to

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The Male, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a

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private lunch with Jerry and Christian Horner during their visit

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to Britain in July. The Horners live in an eighteenth

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century former vicarage in the Cotswolds, reportedly worth about nine

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million pounds. Sources tell The Male that Harry and Meghan

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visited them there and discussed what life in Britain, and

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specifically the Cotswolds might look like for the Sussex family.

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The report says the relationship has continued since that lunch,

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while Meghan regularly speaking with Jerry about the potential move,

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while Harry has been talking with Christian. A source close

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to the Horners told The Meal Meghan and Jerry in

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particular have become increasingly friendly and had been in evermore

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regular contact in recent weeks. Christian has also had a

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number of conversations with Harry. They are friends Jerry is

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absolutely buzzing about the relationship and she's loving being involved

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from the inside in their return to UK. Christian is

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a bit more circumspect, less overawed, but both of them

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are aware that the Sussexes will be relaunching themselves socially

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in a matter of days, and they see themselves as

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potentially a key part of this new friendship group. That

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last part is interesting because we're starting to get a

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clearer picture of what Harry and Meghan's British life could

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look like. If the reports about a Cotswold's base prove accurate.

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With the Beckhams now aligned with William and Kate, one

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wonders what that might mean for a Spice Call's reunion tour.

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Gossip columnist Rob Shooter is claiming Netflix cameras are expected

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to follow Harry and Meghan as a return to the UK.

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According to Shooter, a source claims they believe this is

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the show that can change everything for them. The return

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to Britain is the story. The cameras will be there

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to capture it. They know the Royal family is still

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the biggest story they have. They walked away from it,

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but now they are walking back toward it and Netflix

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sponsor Front Row Seat. The mystery of the Megan Markel's

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reported returned to acting has now turned into a story

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about whether there was ever really a relative. Begin with,

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the original report said Megan was in preliminary discussions about

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appearing in a possible third season of The Gentlemen. There

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are a couple of complications with that. Season two has

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not yet premiered, and according to The Mail, Netflix itself

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may not have been involved in whatever discussions took place.

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The paper says any conversations may instead have been directly

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with Guy Ritchie. Then came Tina Brown, who claimed over

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the weekend, I learned that the casting of Megan Markle

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has been withdrawn. The backlash was so intense, but kaing

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untenable to go forward. Now several PR professionals are offering

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theories about what may have happened. Mark Borkowski told The

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Mail the timing of this has an ulterior motive to

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what it's doing, to generate as much attention as possible

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without saying anything at all. It's totally plausible because there's

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not been a single quote from the production, so they're

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enjoying all the publicity. It's good for them, So there

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must have been even if it was a stunt, a

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tacit arrangement, that they were going to do this between publicists.

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What a good idea for everybody that we bask in

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the glow of attention. Borkowski described the recent coverage surrounding

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Meghan as a collection of what he called pseudo events.

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We know that the press in August is lighter, Parliament

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isn't sitting, so they've actually got their own Bayou tapestry,

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weaving various narratives without saying anything. It does strike me

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that they're having a good old time raising awareness, trying

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the media and getting instant feedback. It's a free marketing

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overview for their brand. It's research. Another PR executive, Sean o'meurr,

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explained that entertainment representatives sometimes float possibilities before anything has

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actually been finalized. He said, this situation is tricky for Megan.

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She may well be in talks over a role in

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The Gentlemen. All of the coverage about it so far,

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maybe technically true. Execs may be monitoring the leaks to

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determine whether it's a good idea to move ahead. But

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until the ink on the contract is dry, there's always

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a chance things won't pan out as planned and the

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leaked rumors will backfire, and of course if the talks stall,

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many will wonder if it was a PR stunt. PR

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consultant Andy Barr offered a stronger assessment, calling stories about

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supposed interest in performers the oldest trick in the book

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the talent looking for work use Bar said, I doubt

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that Meghan herself has sat there briefing media reporters that

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she has been approached, But this is the fingerprints of

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very media savvy, US based team all over it. Meanwhile,

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there's an amusing coincidence developing at the BBC where east

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Enders is casting a new character named Meghan. Just as

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Meghan Michael prepares to return to Britain, Variety reports that

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east Enders producers are looking for an actress around thirty

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to play a new regular character named Meghan Hawkins. The

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character is being described as confident, gorgeous and ready to

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cause chaos. Variety says the east Enders Meghan is purely coincidental.

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The character was first mentioned in the show on April seventeen.

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Megan Hawkins will join the newly introduced Hawkins family and

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is expected to work in a senior position behind a bar,

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presumably the Queen Vic the famous Albert Square pub. The

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casting description compares her entrance to an Essex bombshell walking

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into the Love Island villa and calls her funny, fearless

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and fiercely loyal, quick witted and impossible to intimidate. Meghan

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never backs down from a confrontation. She has spent a

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whole life proving she can handle whatever is thrown at her.

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Meghan knows what she wants in life and has never

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relied on anyone else to get buy She's worked every

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job imaginable over the years, grafting hard to build a

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life for herself and earning every penny she's made, a

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trait that has made her family very proud of her.

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The casting deadline is September first. If you know of

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any actresses in the UK in need of work more

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palasing just a moment. Meghan teased another new product from

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as Ever, although the teaser itself has attracted criticism because

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the footage appears to have been recycled. Megan posted a

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video and Instagram showing herself walking through a wooded area

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carrying a basket of apples, She captioned it a little

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hint of what's coming, followed by an Apple emoji. That

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has prompted speculation that as Ever could be preparing an

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Apple based product, with one supporter guessing, Ooh, I wonder

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if we are getting apple butter, The Express says. Critics

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quickly notice that the footage appears to date from October

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of last year, rather than being newly filmed. One critic wrote,

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she's literally reusing the video from last year when she

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launched her holiday collection to tease her forthcoming Apple based product.

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That's just unbelievably pathetic. Another said, what's amazing about this

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blatant laziness is that it's not like she has anything

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else going on at the moment. A third critic argued,

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she thought a bag of money, access to high profile

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people in her own pr team, she would be a winner. Sorry,

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but you have to put the time in, have a

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lot of knowledge on what you were into, and work

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your ass off. Prince Harry is ending his formal role

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with African Parks after a decade of involvement with the

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conservation organization. Harry first became involved with African Parks in

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twenty sixteen when he traveled to Malawi to assist with

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a major elephant relocation. He later served as the organization's

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president for six years before joining its Board of directors.

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His board membership will end on September thirtieth as part

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of a wider refresh of the organization's leadership. Vas Narashaham,

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chairperson of the African Parks Board, thanked Harry for his work,

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saying we extend our thanks to all the members of

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the Board who generously volunteer their time and support of

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our conservation mission, and particularly to the Duke of Sussex

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for a decade of committed service to African Parks. Harry's

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departure comes after a difficult period for the organization. African

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Parks faced allegations of serious human rights abuses involving members

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of the Bakhar community in Oddzala Kakur National Park in

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the Republic of Congo. An independent investigation conducted by law

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firm Omnia's Strategy found that some abuses had occurred and

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identified what it described as several failures in African Parks

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and processes. African Parks subsequently accepted recommendations for changes and

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said it would take action against individuals where there was

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sufficient evidence. There was nothing in the material provided saying

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Harry's departure is because of the controversy. Harry Megan's reported

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move back to Britain may mean leaving behind some members

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of the family, namely their chickens. The Sussexes have several

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pets at their Montecito home, including two rescue dogs in

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a flock of rescued chickens living in a coop known

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as Archie's chick In. The birds are reportedly expected to

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remain at the family's Montecito property, where staff will continued

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caring for them. That includes Sinki, a chicken previously owned

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by Ellen DeGeneres who was rehomed with the Sussexes in

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twenty twenty four. The family's dogs, meanwhile, are expected to

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make them move. Poola is the black labrador whose name

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means rain in Setswana. Mia is a beagle the Sussexes

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adopted from the Beagle Freedom Project in twenty twenty two.

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