After Queen Elizabeth II's death, British citizens speak out about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Privacy is coveted amongst the Royal Family, and new reports out of California reveal Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are angling for a more secluded and private property to live with their two children. According to the Santa Barbara News-Press, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are shopping around in the exclusive Hope Ranch area of Santa Barbara.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are reported to have been protected during their visit to the UK by a bodyguard who has previously been convicted of domestic abuse. The Sussexes hired their own security for their unofficial European tour, which they had embarked on just days before the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II. During their time in the UK, the couple were photographed alongside bodyguard and former police officer Pere Daobry.

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry says his door’s always open for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The "Jazzman Blues" director revealed that he offered his Los Angeles home to the couple during their fallout with the royal family.

Following protocol? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s children are now eligible to receive royal titles — but no official decisions have been made about the potential new prince and princess.

touching state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was missing two important guests. Though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were both in attendance, with the Duke of Sussex participating in several processionals surrounding the historic day, neither their 3-year-old son, Archie, nor their 1-year-old daughter, Lilibet, joined their parents for any of the events surrounding the death of their great-grandmother.The two youngsters, who are sixth and seventh in line to the British royal throne behind their father, were home in Montecito, California, while their parents were in the United Kingdom. ET has learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to return to California imminently to be reunited with their children. On Monday, royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier in London, «I think we'll probably see the Sussexes on their way back to America very soon.

are ready to get back home as soon as possible, apparently. Queen Elizabeth has been laid to rest at last, which means the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are officially free to leave the UK and return to California, which they plan to do “almost immediately,” according to unnamed source.“Meghan and Harry are preparing to return to Montecito almost immediately after the funeral, where they’ll be reunited with Archie and Lilibet after being separated for over two weeks,” the source said, which is “the longest amount of time they’ve been apart from their children.”I don't doubt that the Sussexes really are eager to get back home because they , who are still just toddlers after all.

Resting place. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to their wedding venue – St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — to give their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle has joined the royal family at Westminster Abbey for a final farewell to the Queen.

A not-so-united front. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not join the royal family to meet with world leaders ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Sunday, September 18, after seemingly being uninvited.

and will host members of the royal family and world leaders for a reception ahead of funeral. They will not, however, be hosting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drama continued into the weekend as it wasn’t clear if the Sussexes would be attending a pre-funeral reception at Buckingham Palace on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who settled in California after stepping down as senior royals in 2020 – reportedly initially received an invitation to the Sunday evening reception, but conflicting reports said they were and weren’t expected to attend.  According to the Telegraph, they have now been uninvited because palace officials insisted that the reception hosted by King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, is only for working royals, which Harry and Meghan are not. Yahoo New UK reported, however, that despite the reception originally only being for working members of the royal family, an exception was made and the Sussexes are expected to attend.  Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Westminster Hall, London after the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was brought to the hall to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday on September 14, 2022 in London, England.  (Photo Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)) The "King and Queen Consort, accompanied by members of the royal family" plan to welcome hundreds of world leaders and royals from other countries, the palace said on Friday.

King Charles III waited for Queen Elizabeth II's casket to arrive at Buckingham Palace with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle directly behind him on a staircase Tuesday evening in London. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at the palace shortly before the queen's casket, and only after it made the journey from the RAF Northolt air station in Ruislip. Londoners lined the streets to get a chance to see the queen's casket before arriving at the palace.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined the royal family as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was received at Buckingham Palace Tuesday after departing the RAF Northolt Airforce station in Ruislip, England.  Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world.  The hearse arrived to cheers outside of Buckingham Palace as the streets of London were lined with mourners.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet "Lili" Diana. Prince Harry is the son of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not leave the UK until the Queen's funeral has taken place, it has been claimed.

Addressing the nation. King Charles III made his inaugural speech as the new monarch of the U.K. and its Commonwealth territories after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

was the issue of as-yet-unborn Archie's official title (and possible skin tone). It was ultimately decided that would not be granted HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) titles, or the security those titles would have included. And then Queen Elizabeth II , and now it looks like Archie and Lilibet will automatically be upgraded to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet anyway. According to , the title change is an automatic right for royals who move up the chain of succession from great-grandchild to grandchild of the current sovereign.

when news that his grandmother, on September 8. After her death, he and have made the decision to postpone their trip home to Montecito, California. The couple had been scheduled to attend the WellChild Awards in London, so they were already in Europe when the queen died, and reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to remain on the other side of the pond for the time being. There have been no official reports on what Harry and Meghan will be doing in the UK, but it's fair to assume it has something to do with Operation London Bridge—the carefully organized plan of action for what happens after the queen's death that has been in place for years, according to the .