It has
been almost two years since the Sussexes announced
their plans to step back from royal duties, and the couple is now settled in
Montecito with their young family.
While
last year saw both joyous and shocking moments for Prince Harry and
Meghan, we observe what
2022 could hold in store for the Sussexes, including personal and work
milestones.
Meghan’s
Animated Netflix Series
Archewell
announced last year that the Duchess will be serving as an Executive Producer
on her very first animated series with Netflix. Pearl, which is a
working title, will focus on a young girl’s heroic adventure as she learns to
step into her power and find inspiration from influential women throughout
history. It’s not yet known when the series will air on the streaming service
but there’s a possibility that it could be released in 2022.
Prince
Harry’s Netflix Documentary
The Duke is also working on a Netflix
production of his own, Heart of Invictus, a documentary that will
follow a group of extraordinary competitors from around the globe, all service
members who have suffered life-changing injuries or illnesses on their road to
the Invictus Games-The Hague 2020.
 |
|
The Invictus Games The Hague will take place in spring 2022
|
And
this year will also involve travel for Harry as the competition will now take
place in spring 2022. The Duke founded the Invictus Games in 2014 – an
international adaptive multi-sport event in which wounded, injured or sick
armed services personnel and veterans participate.
Reunion
With The Royal Family?
While Harry has returned to the UK since
stepping back from royal duties, Meghan has remained in the US after carrying
out her final engagements in March 2020. The pandemic has made travel much more
complicated for the couple, and the Duchess was also pregnant with daughter,
Lilibet, at the time of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last April.
 |
|
Harry and Meghan’s last outing with the royal family in March 2020
|
There’s
a chance that the Sussexes could reunite with the royal family to mark the
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June. A series of celebratory events will take
place this summer as well as an extra Bank Holiday.
Lilibet’s
First Birthday
Harry and Meghan will also mark their
daughter Lilibet’s first birthday on 4 June – which coincides with the same
weekend as celebrations for the Queen’s Jubilee. The couple finally released
the first photograph of their baby girl as part of their 2021 Christmas
card. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 4 June 2021 at Santa
Barbara Cottage Hospital, with her birth officially announced two days later.
A more
poignant moment for Harry this year will be the 25th anniversary of his
mother’s death in August. While Harry and his brother William mark the sad
day privately, they were reunited last July to unveil a long-awaited statue of
Diana, Princess of Wales, at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th
birthday.
Prince
Harry’s Memoir
It was announced last year that the Duke is
releasing his first memoir about his life as a member of the royal family in
late 2022. The book is set to be an “intimate and heartfelt” account,
detailing Harry’s life in the public eye, from his childhood to the present
day, including his military career, marrying Meghan and becoming a father
to Archie and Lilibet.
 |
|
Harry’s memoir is set for release in late 2022
|
The
Duke said in a statement: “I’m writing this not as the Prince I was born but
as the man I have become. I’ve worn
many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that
in telling my story – the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned – I
can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we
think. I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share what I’ve
learned over the course of my life so far and excited for people to read a
firsthand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.”
All
proceeds from the book will go to charity.
