Meghan Markle makes first official joint appearance with Prince Harry since UK move: ‘It’s great to be back’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their first official joint outing since their United Kingdom return on Thursday.

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

The city, notably, is where the pair made their first appearance after announcing their engagement back in 2017 — which another individual reminded Markle and Harry of with a throwback photo.

“That’s so special,” the “Suits” alum, who was also presented with a bouquet of flowers and a balloon, replied.

The actress wore a maroon coat, a matching dress and pumps for the walkabout outside Community Recording Studio.

Her husband, for his part, paired a gray suit jacket and white button-down shirt with jeans.

The Sunday Times was the first to report the duo’s planned outing in the sentimental location over the weekend.

“Nottingham is a really special place for them and they are looking forward to getting back out there into the community, together,” a source shared with the outlet.

Harry and Markle’s agenda Thursday, which People previously broke down, included watching an acting workshop led by André Squire at the Community Recording Studio, an organization helping young people affected by violence.

The couple have been back in England with their two children — Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 — since August.

Prior to their move, the family of four lived in a $14 million mansion in Montecito, California, where they moved in 2020.

They have since settled in the Cotswolds — but made exclusively solo separate outings until going on a romantic pub date last week.

On Oct. 1, the retired royals were photographed holding hands heading to the Falkland Arms for lunch.

Before that joint outing, Harry made a slew of appearances on his own, from the Invictus Spirit Gala to a rugby game.

Markle, for her part, was spotted having tea at the members-only retreat Soho Farmhouse in September, then went pubbing with Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi at the Three Horseshoes later that same month.

Archie and Lilibet, meanwhile, have stayed out of the spotlight while attending private school — and switching from one to another after only two days due to security concerns.

Harry confirmed during a recent CTV interview that the little ones are “happy” where they are.

As for the “British things” his children have been enjoying since their relocation, the former military pilot told Hello! magazine the siblings “very much like” going on “lots of walks” and eating Marmite on crumpets.