Early Discussions for The Gentlemen

Discussions are in their early stages, but this potential role would mark a significant return to acting for Meghan. Much of the previous series of The Gentlemen, created by Guy Ritchie, have been filmed in the Cotswolds — an area where it is rumored Harry and Meghan will establish their home when they return to the UK later this month.

The Gentlemen is a comedy series about a duke who becomes a drug baron, though the show stars Theo James and has also featured actors Hugh Bonneville and Vinnie Jones in previous series. The details of the discussions and any role Meghan might be offered have not yet been revealed.

Acting Career and Recent Projects

Meghan was best known for her role in the US legal drama Suits, where she played Rachel Zane for seven seasons. Her last episode aired in 2018. She put her acting career on hold after her marriage to Prince Harry, stating at the time she did not view quitting as giving anything up, but rather as “a new chapter.”

She recently returned to acting with a cameo in the comedy Close Personal Friends, which stars Lily Collins and Brie Larson. A return to acting could be lucrative for Meghan, as the BBC understands she also hopes to expand the global reach of her US-based lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever, while based in the UK.

Relocation and Security Concerns

News of her possible return to acting comes after it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan are to move back to the UK later this month. They intend to relocate from the US to a private, non-royal residence outside London; the couple’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are enrolled to start at a British school in September.

There are no current plans for either Prince Harry or Meghan to resume their roles as working royals. Their plan to move to the UK follows a visit in July by Prince Harry, Meghan, and their children to see King Charles III at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire. It was the first time the King had seen his grandchildren in person in more than four years, and the couple’s first visit to the UK together since 2022.

Returning on a longer term basis has reignited questions over the level of the couple’s publicly funded security in Britain. Their UK security was downgraded after they stopped being working royals in 2020 and moved to the US, where they have paid for their own protection. The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office, will now have to make a new decision about security as previous arrangements were based on the Sussexes not living in the UK permanently.