Lady Eliza Spencer, Princess Diana’s Niece, Is Looking Forward to a Visit With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

A family reunion is coming up for Lady Eliza Spencer and Prince Harry. On August 26, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, accompanied by their children, officially arrived in Birmingham via private jet, marking their return to the United Kingdom after several years in the United States. This is a prospect that particularly delights Lady Eliza Spencer, Princess Diana’s niece and Prince Harry’s cousin. When asked by the Mirror on the day of their arrival, she confided that the idea of seeing Harry again was “exciting.” With that comment, she becomes the first member of the prince’s family to publicly comment on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to British soil.

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The Earl Spencer, Lady Eliza Spencer’s father and Lady Diana’s brother, had welcomed the Sussexes, along with Archie and Lilibet, to the Spencer family home during their visit to the United Kingdom last month. What initially appeared to be a simple family vacation may ultimately have marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Sussexes, who are said to have chosen to settle in the Cotswolds, in the heart of the English countryside.

Lady Eliza Spencer, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, Victoria Lockwood, and Lady Kitty Spencer attend the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.

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It’s a change of scenery after several years spent at their Montecito estate in California. And this new location could well make it easier to reconnect with the Spencers: the Cotswolds are about an hour and a half’s drive from Althorp, the family estate in Northamptonshire. “We would love to be able to find some time to visit,” Lady Eliza said.

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Lady Eliza and her twin sister, Lady Amelia, regulars in the Wimbledon stands, might also accompany Meghan during the upcoming season. It would be an opportunity to support Naomi Osaka, a close friend of the Duchess of Sussex and a guest on her podcast in 2022.