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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to California six years ago after living in Windsor

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the United Kingdom, GB News can confirm.

Six years ago, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit their roles as working royals and moved to California.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are coming back at the end of this month for “an extended period of time”.

Their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, will enrol at British schools, with the couple finding themselves a new home in the UK.

The King is understood to have only been told on Sunday that his son and daughter-in-law are returning to Britain.

Despite their return, Harry and Meghan will keep their £11million mansion in Montecito, California and their Portuguese bolthole, which they used last month before travelling back to Britain for a series of engagements.

The exact location of their new home has been kept under wraps, but there are a number of locations they could choose from.

It is understood that the Sussexes will not resume their roles as working royals once returning to Britain.

In July, the Sussexes were guests at Highgrove in nearby Gloucestershire.

GB News understands that the King is being welcoming of the opportunity to see more of the Sussexes in a private and personal capacity.

In addition, the King is clear that there will be no alteration to Meghan and Harry’s role and status as private individuals and non-working members of the Royal Family.

This is in keeping with their clearly expressed wishes and agreement over past years.

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GB News also understands that the late Queen Elizabeth II's wish that there can be no ‘half in/half out’ royals still stands.

The Sussexes left Britain in 2020 amid an increasingly and publicly strained relationship with the Royal Family, particularly Harry’s brother, Prince William, 44.

Tensions deepened following the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, their Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries and, finally, Harry’s memoir, Spare.

During Harry's visit to Birmingham, where he carried out charity engagements and promoted the Invictus Games, the duke was thought to be heartened by the public interest in his wife.