Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spent the past few weeks settling into life in Canada. After their bombshell announcement last month that they will be stepping back from royal life, the couple likely wants to take a break—and a breath—from all the attention. Next month, they will be coming back to the U.K. with baby Archie but not for long. They are returning for a very specific reason, too: Queen Elizabeth has requested their return for the Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 9, per The Sunday Times.
This event will be part of the final round of royal engagements in which Meghan and Harry take part before they make their final transition to non-royal life. They will attend the service as president and vice-president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.
The Commonwealth service is very different from the commitments Meghan and Harry have been making in their new life. Last week, they attended an event for JP Morgan in Miami, where Harry spoke to 425 bankers about facing his grief after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in August 1997, when he was 12 years old.
Meghan reportedly spoke at the event about how much she loves her husband. The Sunday Times notes there has been no confirmation that the couple got paid, but there have been reports that the speech earned them $1 million (£760,000).
Last month, Harry stayed in England to discuss negotiations of what life will look like going forward for Meghan and Harry. Negotiations about financial details are still underway, but the Sunday Times reports that the Queen is unfazed by Meghan and Harry’s decision to walk away from their life as senior members of the royal family.
She has reportedly told friends: “If that’s what they want—if they want to go—we must let them go.”