Just a few months after their wedding in 2018, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were thinking of moving from Great Britain. Your destination: New Zealand. That revealed the acting governor general of the country.
In January 2020, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced that they were retiring from the British royal family as senior members. The couple has lived in the United States since then. But a good 15 months before the so-called Megxit, the two had another goal in mind: New Zealand. The acting Governor General Petsy Reddy revealed in an interview with the.
In the fall of 2018, Harry and Meghan traveled through Australia and New Zealand for two weeks. It was the first major international tour after their wedding in May. In addition, the two announced at the beginning of their trip that Meghan is pregnant for the first time. New Zealand’s Governor General Reddy met the couple after visiting the Abel Tasman National Park.
Harry and Meghan asked about a house in New Zealand
“We were having a drink together when they said they could imagine living in a place like this. They asked if it was theoretically possible to own a house in New Zealand and live here,” said Reddy. Her answer was: Of course it can be done, there are many ways to live in New Zealand. The couple have to decide for themselves.
Harry and Meghan had not yet had any concrete move plans, but they were probably already thinking back then where they could one day live with their children – and Great Britain did not seem to be the preferred location. “They were impressed by the nature and their meeting with the locals,” said Reddy of the fascination that New Zealand had on Harry and Meghan.
Before leaving the royal family for good, the couple had considered settling in a country that was part of the British Commonwealth. Canada, South Africa or New Zealand were probably up for debate. But Queen Elizabeth II refused – either full-time royal or none at all. Harry and Meghan have been living with their two children in a villa in Montecito, California, since last year and no longer have any appointments for the British crown.
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