Meghan Markle Reportedly Takes A Page From Princess Kate’s Parenting Playbook After Harry’s UK Return

Meghan Markle is reportedly preparing to take a surprisingly hands-on role in Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s new life in Britain — including taking charge of the school run herself.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK last month after six years living in California, bringing their two children, seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet, with them.

The family are reportedly now based in the Cotswolds, where Archie and Lilibet are said to have been enrolled at a local prep school costing around £25,000 per month.

But according to a source quoted by Star Magazine, Meghan’s plans for her children go beyond simply choosing a new school. The insider claims she wants to take inspiration from Princess Kate’s approach to motherhood and become a familiar face among the other parents.

Meghan Reportedly Wants To Handle The School Run Herself

The source claimed Meghan has no intention of relying on a nanny to handle the children’s daily school routine.

Instead, she is reportedly determined to take Archie and Lilibet to and from school herself as they adjust to their new surroundings.

The insider compared Meghan’s plans with Kate, describing the Princess of Wales as a down-to-earth mother who is able to blend in with other parents at her children’s school.

According to the source, Meghan “fully intends to do the same thing.”

The move would also allow her to be closely involved as Archie and Lilibet adapt to a very different environment after spending most of their young lives in California.

“It’s going to be a huge adjustment for the kids, so she wants to be there every step of the way as they acclimate,” the source claimed.

The insider further insisted that Meghan would not be “deferring to nannies,” adding that she had also been an involved school mother during the family’s time in Montecito.

The source claimed Meghan had developed friendships with other mothers there, despite what it described as rumours that she was disliked by them.

“She had good friends there, or so she claims, and she’s determined it will be the same in England,” the source added.

A Striking Contrast With Meghan’s Past Comments

The reported plan is particularly notable because Meghan previously spoke about the difficulties she believed she would face if Archie attended school in Britain.

During her 2022 interview with The Cut, interviewer Allison P. Davis accompanied Meghan while she collected Archie from school in Montecito.

Davis recalled Meghan discussing what she believed a UK school run would look like for her.

According to Davis’s account, Meghan said she would not be able to pick Archie up or drop him off at a British school without the occasion turning into a major media spectacle, with photographers gathered around the school.

Meghan reportedly argued that wanting to protect her child from that attention did not mean she was “obsessed with privacy,” but rather that she was acting as a parent trying to protect her son.

Four years later, the circumstances surrounding the Sussex children’s education appear very different — at least according to the latest reports.

A New Chapter For The Sussex Children

Archie and Lilibet’s reported move to a British prep school comes as Harry and Meghan begin another chapter of family life in the country they once left behind.

Their return has already placed renewed attention on how the children will experience Britain, their relationship with the wider royal family and the practical realities of raising them closer to their father’s relatives.

For Meghan, the school gates could become one of the clearest signs of how much her family’s daily life has changed.

Whether she will truly be able to embrace the low-key school routine described by the source remains to be seen. But if the reports are accurate, Meghan appears determined to be far more visible in her children’s everyday lives than her previous concerns about the British school run might have suggested.