PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are bringing their two children back to the UK for “an extended period of time”, with both Archie and Lilibet set to enrol in British education.

Archie is 6th in line to the British throne; Lilibet is 7th.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wave to the camera after announcing their engagement.The Sussexes’ decision to return to the UK is tied directly to their children’s education Credit: AFP Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, holding hands while arriving at an event in Bondi Beach, Australia.Both Archie and Lilibet will attend UK schools while the family resides in private accommodation Credit: AP

As the Sussex family prepares for , here’s everything you need to know about the young royals, their ages, birthplaces, and official royal standing.

How old is Prince Archie of Sussex?

Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born in London on May 6, 2019, during Harry and Meghan’s time as full-time working royals.

Unlike standard royal births at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, Archie was delivered at the private Portland Hospital in West London.

Archie spent the first months of his life before the family relocated overseas in early 2020.

Having spent the majority of his early childhood in Montecito, California, Archie is now at prep school age and is enrolling in a UK school for the start of the academic year.

How old is Princess Lilibet of Sussex?

“Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in California following the Sussexes’ move to the United States.

She was named in honour of her paternal great-grandmother, – whose family nickname was Lilibet – and her late grandmother, .

At five years of age, Lilibet is eligible to start Year One in the British school system this September.

Having lived primarily in the US, the upcoming move marks her first extended stay in her father’s homeland.

Both children were born without prince or princess titles under royal rules.

But upon the accession to the throne of their grandfather, III, in September 2022, both automatically gained the right to be styled as Prince and Princess as grandchildren of the reigning monarch.

Both hold dual UK and US citizenship, giving them legal status in both countries.

Where will they go to school?

The Sussexes’ is tied .

Both Archie and Lilibet will attend UK while .

Due to security and privacy protocols, Sussex representatives have declined to confirm the specific schools or .

The family will not receive public funding for their living arrangements or security, and they will live in a standalone private property .

Despite past legal battles over taxpayer-funded police protection, the family’s move allows to spend time with his grandchildren in a private capacity as they settle into British school life.