Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Almost Moved to a Completely Different Country
As we all know, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently living in California with their adorable family. These two made the move after first relocating to Canada as a result of stepping away from their senior royal duties—but apparently they originally had an entirely different location in mind: New Zealand!
Governor-General Patsy Reddy, who is Queen Elizabeth's representative in New Zealand, told the Associated Press that Meghan and Harry talked to her about the possibility moving in 2018, when they were visiting on tour.
“I remember they’d just been down to the Abel Tasman National Park when we sat down and had a drink, and they said that they could imagine living in a place like this and wondered whether we thought it would be theoretically possible. Even possible for them to have a place in New Zealand,” she said. “Of course, we said, ‘Sure. It would be fine.’ There are lots of opportunities to live in New Zealand, but that would be something that they’d have to explore. They were looking at how they might raise their family. And, obviously, they’ve made some decisions since.”
Reddy said she didn't feel the couple had made a formal request, and that it was more of a casual discussion—but as the AP notes, this does indicate that Meghan and Harry were thinking of moving well before they actually did, and as early as ~six months after their marriage. The outlet also notes that the Sussexes mentioned in their Oprah interview that they'd initially told the royal family that they'd be willing to move to a Commonwealth county while taking a step back. They explained at the time that the request was denied—which could be why they ended up moving to the United States instead!
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