Meghan Markle lifts lid about not wanting Archie to attend a school in UK

26 July 2023 , 07:08

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child - Archie - in May 2019 (Image: SplashNews.com)

Meghan Markle has told of how she didn't want Archie to attend a school in the UK due to safety concerns.

The Duchess of Sussex, 41, admitted she would "never be able to do school pickup" in this country because she would be fearful of both her and Archie's safety.

And she believes her stance shows she is "a strong and good parent" despite accusations it makes her "obsessed with privacy". Her son already attends pre-school in Montecito, California.

Harry and Meghan moved to the US for a new life with Archie and since had Lilibet, who is two (Matt Dunham/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Reporting the conversation, journalist Allison P. Davies wrote in New York magazine The Cut: “Earlier in our conversation about her goals for the life she’s creating here, she’d remarked upon how, if Archie were in school in the UK, she’d never be able to do school pickup and drop-off without it being a royal photo call with a press pen of 40 people snapping pictures.”

Meghan told the interviewer: "Sorry, I have a problem with that. That doesn’t make me obsessed with privacy.

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"That makes me a strong and good parent protecting my child."

Meghan, pictured with Archie when he was a baby, said she would have had safety fears if her son attended a school in the UK (PA)

The journalist added that "two Montecito mums waiting in front of the school stopped mid-chat to do a double take" as Meghan arrived to pick Archie up recently.

Prince Harry, 38, previously voiced his concerns following Archie’s first day of nursery before the family moved to the US. Speaking at the time, he said the paparazzi culture is "this sort of rabid feeding frenzy. Kids don’t get a choice; they don’t get a say in it".

The Duke of Sussex continued: “We spent the first three and a half months living at [friend] Tyler Perry’s house. The helicopters, the drones, the paparazzi cutting the fence, like, it was madness. And people out there, their response was, ‘What do you expect if you live in LA?’

"First of all, we didn’t mean to live in LA. This is a staging area to try and find a house. Secondly, how sad that if you live in LA and you’re a well-known figure, you just have to expect it."

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