Harry and Meghan Pull Archie and Lilibet From School After Just Two Days Over 45-Minute Commute

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are already changing schools again, and the school year just started. Harry and Meghan removed their two kids from their new UK school only two days into term after their security team flagged the daily commute as unsafe. We’re talking a 45-minute journey each way, and with Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, on different schedules, that added up to four trips a day through some of the worst traffic around.

If you’re wondering how this wasn’t caught earlier, you’re not alone. Royal expert Kinsey Schofield told Page Six that none of these logistical problems were a surprise, saying the traffic issues were well known locally. In her words, this is another example of the couple appearing to choose the more complicated route and then discovering the complications are difficult to manage. The children have already been moved to a different school, so the practical side is handled.

The timing is what’s really got people talking. Meghan shared family videos on Instagram one day before the story broke, and Harry has spent years publicly arguing that his family needs greater UK security. That combination has plenty of people questioning whether this is a genuine safety concern or a narrative being managed in real time. So what do you think: should parents be expected to scope out a school commute before day one, or is this just an impossible situation for a family under this much scrutiny? Sound off in the comments.