How Harry & Meghan’s UK return has ALREADY become a royal circus… from King’s shock letter to Uganda row & school U-turn

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THEY’VE been back in the UK just a matter of weeks, but it’s been a whirlwind of chaos for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The couple, who returned on August 26, have hit headlines since their return – from pulling the kids from school two days in, to Harry involving King Charles in his Invictus disaster.

And the drama shows no signs of slowing down.

Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, only met their new classmates last week before they were removed over safety concerns.

Sources close to the couple reported that Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, had no issue with the school itself, but struggled to get the kids to the school with their vehicles in convoy – which raised further concerns.

A source told HELLO! Magazine: “It’s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents.

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A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess said: “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.

“The parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family.

“This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.”

The school swap comes after Harry and Meghan were granted their first government-backed security review since returning to the UK.

The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) has written to the Duke of Sussex and informed him that his and Meghan’s situation was discussed at a meeting last week.

The Duke has fought for years for the right to taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK, arguing that the risk to him has not fallen since he quit official duties.

He pursued a legal challenge against its removal when it was taken away from him.

The appeal lasted until May last year but Harry ultimately lost the case in the Court of Appeal.

But a poll found that 63 per cent of the public believe the pair should pay for their own security guards.

In further drama, Harry and Meghan forced King Charles to step in and save the Invictus Games from becoming a farce, royal author Phil Dampier has claimed.

It was recently announced that Uganda had quit the Duke’s games, which were founded in 2014 for wounded military service personnel and veterans.

The move came after a bombshell letter was issued on the King’s behalf which clearly laid out the couple’s status as “private citizens” in the UK instead of working royals.

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country’s military chief, slammed the drama between the Sussexes and the palace as “Meghan and Harry nonsense.”

However, Uganda U-turned on the decision after King Charles intervened with a phone call.

Royal expert Phil Dampier explained the King’s intervention to bring Uganda back into the Invictus Games was likely an effort to keep tensions with his son under control.

He claimed: “I think they’ve [the palace] nipped it in the bud, fairly successfully.

“There might have been a danger of a domino effect where other countries pulled out. The whole thing could become a bit farcical.”

However, the royal author claimed there is likely more drama to come, with the King forced to play whack-a-mole to keep the Sussexes’ antics under control.

He added: “They’ve forced the King’s hand.

“Before any other countries pulled out and before it became a big drama, they’ve managed to negotiate and placate the Ugandans.

“Harry will be pleased that they haven’t pulled out, and they’ll [the palace] be glad that it hasn’t escalated.”

He continued: “I think this will be the first of possibly many situations where they try and nip something in the bud before it gets out of control and becomes too divisive.

“I can see that happening quite a lot with Harry and Meghan – they do tend to “start an argument in an empty room.’”

Their return to the UK comes six years after the pair sensationally quit Britain, later describing themselves as feeling “trapped”.

Footage posted on Saturday showed Harry and their kids enjoying the British countryside – complete with a Union Jack and heart emoji.

The video, set to Wham’s joyful hit Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, painted an entirely different portrait to the UK life that Meghan slammed in 2020.

It has been followed up by Meghan sharing new pictures of Harry with the children in a gushing post to mark her husband’s 42nd birthday today.