Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are being pulled from their new school only two days into the term over security concerns,  according to reports.

The young royals will have to start another school after joining their classmates last week after moving back to the United Kingdom.

HELLO! magazine reports that their parents Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, reluctantly made the decision based on advice from their security team.

“Sources close to the couple have made clear there was no issue with the school itself, but rather with the practicalities of getting them there and back,” reports HELLO!

“Heavy traffic in the area and the distance between the school and where they are living are thought to have been contributing factors, putting their small, private security team under strain.

“One incident made it difficult for their vehicles to stay in convoy, which raised further concerns.”

HELLO! quoted a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

“The decision for the children to move schools was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements.”

“The parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family,” the spokesperson added.

“This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.”

HELLO! reported that bodyguards for the Sussexes did some checks on the first school over the summer holidays, but couldn’t properly recce the school run until the first day of term.

A friend of the couple told HELLO!: “It’s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents. It was perfect for them in every way and the children really enjoyed their time there.

“They really wanted to make it work, but they had to make a difficult decision based on the fact that the team couldn’t make the school run operationally secure.”

The kids reportedly visited another school with Prince Harry for a “taster” on Monday (local time).

On Monday (AEST), Meghan gave the first glimpse of family life back in Britain in a video posted to Instagram, showing Archie and Lilibet riding a bicycle, splashing in muddy puddles and fishing Harry.

Prince Harry continues to fight for the level of taxpayer-funded security for his family that they had before “Megxit”.

The couple’s return to Britain, with children Archie and Lilibet, has reignited the debate that Harry has long styled as a “deal-breaker”.

“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” he told the BBC after losing a court battle in 2025.

Last week, RAVEC – the British government’s Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures – had been due to meet to consider a review of the Sussexes’ security now they are living in Britain.

It was delayed, without any public explanation.

The King’s letter outlining the Sussexes’ roles made it clear that there was no change from the palace’s end – any security concerns should be taken to “the relevant police authorities”, it said.

The letter from Buckingham Palace last week, authorised by the King, spelled out the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s continued status as non-working royals.

King’s lifeline to Harry

Meanwhile, the King has given his blessing for Uganda to take part in the Invictus Games in a lifeline to son Prince Harry.

Uganda dropped a bombshell announcement last week that it was quitting Harry’s signature charity event so as not to appear opposed to the King.

But on Tuesday (AEST), a Uganda spokesman said the King had “no problem” with its team taking part and encouraged them to proceed with preparations.

It came after a phone call between Uganda’s General Kainerugaba and the King’s principal private secretary Sir Clive Alderton.

Uganda’s acting director of Defence Public Information Chris Magezi posted on X that the King had been “moved” by Uganda’s “sensitive consideration of the King’s opinion”.

“Sir Alderton said King Charles III has no problem with Uganda’s participation in the Invictus Games, and encouraged the CDF to proceed with preparations for UPDF’s participation in the games.”

“General Kainerugaba [Chief of Defence Forces] appreciated the King’s message and clarity provided by Buckingham Palace on the subject, promising that the UPDF would resume preparations to participate in the upcoming games.”

After Uganda’s original decision to pull out, a furious Prince Harry lashed out, reportedly blaming the unprecedented letter from his father for a major hit to his signature charity.

“In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games,” General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and head of the country’s armed forces, announced via X.

“We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty’s approval.”

Kainerugaba went further later in the day.

“I have factions in the Ministry of Defence that support that Harry-Meghan nonsense,” he told The Times.

“I had to quash it straight away. I support the monarch. Period.”

Earlier last week, the King had made clear in the public letter that the status of Harry and wife Meghan Markle was unchanged, despite their return to Britain two weeks ago.

The letter sent to senior British officials said the couple’s charity work was “a personal matter for them and undertaken in their private capacity”.

It didn’t take long for the Sussex camp to hit back, first declaring Harry and Meghan’s “surprise” at the lack of notice. There was more after the Uganda news.

“Intended or unintended, this is clearly a consequence of the Lord Chamberlain’s guidance regarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that was rushed out without consultation on Monday,” a source close to Harry told Britain’s ITV on Wednesday (local time).

“Sadly, the only people who will suffer are the Invictus Games competitors.”

Uganda was the most recent country to join the Invictus Games, the international multisport event for wounded veterans founded by the Duke of Sussex in 2014. It was only the second African nation to join.

Invictus is one of the few major organisations that Harry has continued to work with even after stepping back as a working royal six years ago.

-with AAP