Meghan Markle Returns to UK Public Events in Nottingham

Meghan Markle is set to make her first public appearance in the United Kingdom since 2022 during a Nottingham visit with Prince Harry, where the couple will attend community projects after relocating back to England in August.

The visit will include stops at the Hubb Community Kitchen, Community Recording Studio, and youth project Epic Partners, according to Newsweek citing previously reported details from The Sunday Times.

Harry has already made several UK public appearances, but Meghan has not returned for an official public outing since Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and the Platinum Jubilee events in 2022, according to Newsweek.

The upcoming Nottingham appearance follows attention on Harry's attendance at a Leicester versus Gloucester rugby match, where AFP reported reactions from some spectators.

AFP reported that TNT Sports commentator Nick Mullins said "some boos there" during the match coverage.

AFP also used the headline "Prince Harry booed at English rugby match." in its coverage of the incident.

Discussion continued over whether the reaction was directed at Harry or the referee during a television debate on This Morning.

"Rugby crowds tend to be less, sort of, divisive like that as well, less politically driven. If it's going to be angled at anyone, referees tend to get it more than people in the crowd." said Ben Shephard, host of This Morning.

Camilla Tominey, associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, addressed the interpretation of the crowd reaction during the discussion.

"I think the interpretation was best explained by the commentator, who seemed to think that it was aimed at Harry and he was there." said Camilla Tominey, associate editor of the Daily Telegraph.

Royal author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth offered a different view about public attitudes toward Harry during the discussion.

"I must say I'd be surprised by that because I think people have a residual affection for Harry, they know its been a difficult situation." said Gyles Brandreth, royal author and broadcaster.

Meghan's public standing in Britain has shifted in recent YouGov data cited by Newsweek, with her net approval rating improving from minus 43 in the second quarter of 2026 to minus 27 in the third quarter.

YouGov Ratings data cited by Newsweek showed Meghan was disliked by 61 percent and liked by 18 percent from April to June, while July through September figures showed 49 percent disliked her and 22 percent liked her.

The debate over Meghan has continued since the 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview, when she described an unnamed royal family member raising "concern" about the color of her unborn child's skin, according to Newsweek.

Harry and Meghan previously visited Nottingham in December 2017 for Meghan's first royal engagement, when the couple conducted a "walkabout" with crowds before their 2018 wedding.