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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step out for first official joint outing since return to UK (photos)

By Linda Ikeji 15 October 2026, 3:40 pm 0 comments

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle appeared together in public on Thursday, October 15, for the first time since they made a surprise return to Britain.

It is their first official joint engagement since their family's move back to the United Kingdom.

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out in Nottingham around 10:35 a.m. Thursday, Markle told one well-wisher that “it’s great to be back.”

The city is where the pair made their first appearance after announcing their engagement in 2017 and a fan reminded Markle and Harry of this with a throwback photo.

“That’s so special,” Meghan replied after being shown the photo.

For their Thursday outing, Harry and Meghan arrived to cheers from a crowd of around 100 people at 10:35 a.m. local time, taking about 15 minutes to make their way inside the Community Recording Studio (CRS) as they stopped to greet well-wishers.

The couple shook hands and crouched down to chat with young schoolchildren, while Meghan was presented with bouquets of flowers and a helium-filled balloon.

Prince Harry and Meghan started their visit at The Community Recording Studio (CRS), a charity established in 1991 to give young people access to music and recording facilities. It now offers a broader range of creative activities, sport, mentoring and youth development.

At CRS, Prince Harry met musician, poet and youth mentor Jah Digga, who attended CRS as a child and has spoken about how its support helped him move away from gang involvement. Meanwhile, Meghan joined young girls for a confidence-building and bracelet-making workshop.