Meghan Markle offered U.K. acting role as Sussexes plan return
by The Washington Times AI News Desk · The Washington TimesMeghan Markle has been offered a major role in an upcoming project based in the United Kingdom, and the opportunity was one of several factors behind her and Prince Harry’s decision to move their family back to Britain, People reported Friday.
The report follows Australian outlet News.com.au’s Friday account that Ms. Markle had been “offered a role in an upcoming project based in the U.K.” A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment and did not deny the project, and a source close to the couple told ABC News the account is accurate.
The news comes as the couple prepare to return to Britain for an “extended period,” nearly six years after they stepped back from senior royal duties. Harry and Meghan announced their departure from royal life in January 2020, attended their final official U.K. engagement that March, and after a stint in Canada, settled in Montecito, California. They are expected to retain the Montecito property while relocating to Britain.
Ms. Markle, 45, is best known for playing paralegal Rachel Zane on the USA Network legal drama “Suits” for seven seasons, from 2011 to 2018. She largely stepped away from acting after marrying Prince Harry that year, though she returned to the screen last year with a cameo as herself in the Amazon MGM comedy Close Personal Friends, alongside Brie Larson and Lily Collins. The new U.K. project is reported to be a more substantial role. She has also hosted the Netflix series “With Love, Meghan” and appeared as a guest judge on “MasterChef Australia.”
The couple’s children, Archie and Lilibet, are enrolled to begin school in the U.K. in September. Harry and Ms. Markle do not plan to relocate their production company, Archewell, or her As Ever brand, to Britain, and they will remain non-working royals.
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