Prince Harry Shares Rare Update on What Life in California is Like, Five Years After Moving There
While at the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada earlier this month, Prince Harry gave an update on life in California—and shared something he is grateful for about living in the United States.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle relocated from the U.K. to the U.S. in 2020 after announcing their step back as working members of the royal family on January 8 of that year. After living in Harry's native U.K., the two—along with son Prince Archie—moved to Meghan's home state of California the year before daughter Princess Lilibet was born in 2021.
Us Weekly reported that, while at the Games, former professional rugby player Richie McCaw asked Harry how things were going, to which Harry responded, 'Well, life's going on pretty good.'
'He was like, 'Yeah, I can drop the kids off at school…without any issue,'" McCaw said. 'And hey, we all take that for granted, don't we?' McCaw added of Harry, 'But tough situation to be in…however you look at it.'
Originally from New Zealand, McCaw retired from professional rugby in 2015 after breaking several records and captaining the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team, to World Cup wins in 2011 and 2015. Us Weekly reported that McCaw visited Buckingham Palace with the All Blacks to meet Queen Elizabeth on several occasions, and was even part of King Charles' procession at his coronation in May 2023.
'We've rubbed shoulders with the royal family a few times,' McCaw told the outlet. 'I haven't spent a lot of time with Harry, but yeah, it was cool that you got to have a chat.'
Speaking to the outlet himself, Harry reflected on the decade that has passed since he founded the multi-sport competition for injured, sick, and wounded members of the military community, both veterans and those still serving, in 2014.
'Today I have the benefit of hindsight and experience, but I wouldn't change any of it—except still wishing there were no need for the Invictus Games,' Harry said of the last 10 years, which included meeting and marrying Meghan; having two kids; leaving royal life; writing a bombshell memoir; and relocating to California, for starters.
Of Meghan—who shared a sweet tribute to her husband on Instagram for Valentine's Day after she'd returned home from Canada and the Games to California and their kids while Harry remained behind to close out the competition—Harry said that she 'has been part of this community since shortly after the Orlando Games in 2016 and has loved every minute of it.'
'There are so many special memories,' he added.
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