Key moments in Prince Harry and Meghan’s six years in California

LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will soon move back to Britain after six years of living in the United States.

Below is a timeline charting the family’s issues since 2020.

2020

January: Harry and Meghan announce they are to step down as working royals.

June: The couple move to Meghan’s native California.

2021

March: Harry and Meghan are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on CBS. Meghan says a member of the royal family had made a racist comment and she had been pushed to the point of considering suicide, while Harry reveals King Charles no longer takes his calls.

The late Queen Elizabeth issues a statement in response.

“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately,” the statement says.

June: The couple’s second child, a daughter, is born. She is named Lilibet, which is Queen Elizabeth’s nickname among family.

2022

August: Harry files a lawsuit against Britain’s Home Office and the Metropolitan Police over his security arrangements in Britain since he stepped down as a working royal.

September: While Harry and Meghan are in London on a visit, Queen Elizabeth dies. They remain in Britain for her funeral.

2023

January: Harry publishes his memoir Spare, detailing his relationship with his family.

Among the most notable revelations, Harry says his brother William, now heir to the British throne, knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Meghan at his London home.

William called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”, Harry writes. He also says he and Prince William had asked their father not to marry Camilla Parker Bowles, who is now Britain’s queen consort.

May: Harry attends his father’s coronation without Meghan. He does not sit with other senior royals.

2024

February: Buckingham Palace announces King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment.

Harry is photographed arriving at his father’s London residence for a brief meeting.

March: Kate, William’s wife, says she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy.

2025

April: At an appeal over the changes to his police protection, Harry’s lawyer warns his “life is at stake”.

May 2: Harry loses his legal challenge over his security arrangements.

Later that same day, he says he wants reconciliation with the British royal family, explaining that his father King Charles no longer speaks to him due to the security row, adding he does not know how long the monarch has left to live.

2026

August: Reports in British media say the couple plan to move with Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, from California to Britain for an extended period. The children will begin school there in September, but the couple will not return to royal duties. REUTERS