Royal family – news: Prince Harry announces next high-profile trip – but Meghan Markle…see more

Royal family – news: Prince Harry announces next high-profile trip – but Meghan Markle won’t be joining him

Kate’s trip to Scotland has been described as a ‘positive’ amid her health troubles

Prince Harry next high-profile trip will be to New York – and Meghan Markle will not be joining him, his representatives have confirmed.

Harry, who turns 40 on 15 September, will travel to the Big Apple for the UN General Assembly High-level Week and Climate Week.

The events are taking place after the Duke of Sussex’s milestone birthday, with Climate Week beginning on 22 September and High-Level Week kicking off the day after.

“Advancing a number of his patronages and philanthropic initiatives,” a spokesperson for the duke said he will “participate in engagements with African Parks, The HALO Trust, The Diana Award, and Travalyst.”

He will also “be furthering the work of The Archewell Foundation, the nonprofit organisation he co-founded with his wife Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex.”

Harry’s visit notably takes place at the same time as Prince William’s Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on 24 September.

It is not known if the heir to the throne will travel to New York for the event, but he was in attendance last year.

Following the news that King Charles has stripped Prince Andrew of his private security at the Royal Lodge, there is considerable speculation about where the Duke of York could live next.

PR expert Ronn Torossian said that Andrew, 64, will have ruled out renting or buying in London because of his financial worries.

He told the Express: “A seemingly more appropriate place would likely be Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate, given its isolation and would definitely help keep Andrew away from the public eye.”

The property has five bedrooms and has been described as a “comfortable open beamed cottage two miles from the ‘big house’” – a dramatic difference from the royal lodge, which is a 30-room mansion.

Andrew was given a 75-year lease on the property by the late Queen Elizabeth II for £250 a week in 2003.