Meghan set to star in Netflix series on return to UK

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly in early talks to take on a significant acting role in the Netflix series The Gentlemen, according to the BBC. This would be her first substantial acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018. The show, created by Guy Ritchie, features Theo James as an actor and revolves around a duke who turns into a drug baron.

The series has previously been filmed in the picturesque Cotswolds, an area where Harry and Meghan are rumored to be settling when they return to the UK later this month. The specifics of the discussions and any role Meghan might be offered remain undisclosed. Earlier in her career, Meghan was best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits, which concluded in 2018.

She had taken a break from acting following her marriage to Prince Harry and recently made a brief return to the screen with a cameo appearance in the upcoming comedy Close Personal Friends. A return to acting could potentially be lucrative for Meghan, who plans to expand the global reach of her lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever, while based in the UK.

The Duchess and Prince Harry are set to move back to the UK later this month, intending to reside in a private residence outside London. Their decision to relocate follows a visit to King Charles III at his Gloucestershire home, marking their first in-person interaction with the King in over four years. The couple is also planning to enroll their children, Archie and Lilibet, in a British school in September.

However, there are currently no plans for either of them to resume their roles as working royals. The move back to the UK has sparked discussions about the level of publicly funded security the couple requires in Britain, as their UK security was previously downgraded once they ceased being working royals and moved to the US. The Independent Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an oversight body overseen by the Home Office, will now need to reassess security arrangements as prior arrangements were based on the assumption that the Sussexes would not be living in the UK permanently.