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Prince Harry makes first public appearances ‘back on British soil’

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 1:15 PM

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry made his first public appearance on Thursday since he and his ​wife Meghan returned to Britain ‌after six years in California, saying, “It’s good to be back on British soil.”

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, relocated last month ‌with ​Meghan and their children ⁠Prince Archie, 7, ⁠and Princess Lilibet, 5, surprising even their close family.

The royal attended the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards in London, which are ​linked to the Invictus Games, the sporting competition for wounded, injured and ⁠sick military veterans ⁠that he founded.

Earlier, Harry spoke ​at an event focused on improving the ​care of children wounded in conflict hosted ‌by charity Save the Children and Imperial College London.

His appearances came on a busy day for Britain’s royals, ⁠with Charles hosting a conference for AI leaders amid criticism in a forthcoming book by the ⁠brother ‌of his late first wife, ⁠Diana. The book by Charles ​Spencer ‌is being serialised in the Daily ​Mail.

In the ⁠latest extracts published on Thursday, Spencer said King Charles sounded “like a lottery winner” after the death of Diana.

(Reporting by Sam Tobin in London;Editing by Rod Nickel and ​Matthew Lewis)