It was a bombshell that rang from the rooftops of Camp Sussex in sunny California to the Portland stone of Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/a> have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll<\/a> to the United Kingdom in mere weeks<\/a>, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core. It was an announcement so swift and\u2014to many\u2014unexpected following the pearl-clutching furor that was their departure back in 2020<\/a>, that the King only found out on Sunday, the Sun<\/em><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n While the Sussex’s greatest supporters cheer\u2014and the naysayers jeer<\/a>\u2014the fashion crowd have another, more urgent question on their minds: what will the Duchess wear for her return to Great Britain?<\/p>\n The Duchess of Sussex wears a custom Harbison Studio gown at a New York gala, 2026<\/p>\n <\/span>Savion Washington\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Markle opts for boxy Loro Piana tailoring in Harlem, 2021<\/p>\n <\/span>Gotham<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n For the past six years, Markle has enjoyed the freedoms of her non-working royal wardrobe, waving goodbye to Palace regulations on modest hemlines, hats before 6 p.m. and non-negotiable pantyhose, she embraced the relaxed, LA style reminiscent of her former incarnation as a Hollywood actor<\/a>. In some of her earliest sightings in the Golden State, she oozed cool in boxy Loro Piana<\/a> tailoring; opted for casual, pared-back glam in Jane Birkin<\/a>-esque crisp-shirt-and-jeans combos; and stepped up her red carpet game in Oscar-worthy glam from US-born labels such as Harbison Studio and Carolina Herrera<\/a>.<\/p>\n When Prince Harry and Meghan return to the UK, they\u2019ll maintain their status as private individuals and nonworking members of the royal family. But a source tells Vanity Fair<\/em> that Prince William is worried that could change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n
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