# Meghan's Cotswolds clip and Archie's American accent

> A 34-second Instagram montage of wellies, rowing boats and a pink pedicure turns into a referendum on the Sussexes' return to Britain.
- Title: Meghan's Cotswolds clip and Archie's American accent
- Summary: A 34-second Instagram montage of wellies, rowing boats and a pink pedicure turns into a referendum on the Sussexes' return to Britain. The video is a…
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- Published: 2026-09-14T10:14:51+00:00
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- Topics: royals, meghan markle, prince harry, instagram, invictus games, news, entertainment
## A montage from the Cotswolds
Meghan posted a 34-second video on Sunday showing the family on outdoor adventures in the UK, set to Wham!'s Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.
## Archie sounds American
Over the music, the seven-year-old is heard saying 'I got this' in a clear American accent while Harry fixes a hook on a fishing rod.

> I got this
## Born here, raised there
Archie was born in the UK but was less than a year old when the Sussexes moved to California six years ago. The accent is the arithmetic of that move.
## Or does he sound British?
People Magazine, widely seen as the couple's preferred US outlet, heard something else entirely, saying he sounded remarkably British cheering 'Go! Go!' in another clip.

> Go! Go!
## Boat, lake, fishing rod
Archie was filmed in a rowing boat with Harry and five-year-old Lilibet before the footage moved to the three of them fishing on the lake.
## Lilibet's pink pedicure
The clip gave Meghan's 4.8 million followers a look at Lilibet warming her bare feet by the fire, toes painted pink.
## Pink, all the way down
Lilibet also appears on a pink tasselled bicycle with a doll strapped into the seat on the back, riding toward a group of deer across a park track.
## Harry calls for Archie
'Archie!' Harry shouts as his son runs into frame in a pink shirt and blue wellies.

> Archie!
## Charlotte does it too
Cousin Princess Charlotte, 11, has her own nail varnish habit, wearing icy blue polish in the Wales family portrait marking her parents' 15th anniversary in April.
## Bubblegum pink at Wimbledon
Charlotte first wore polish publicly at Wimbledon last July, hands to her face in bright pink as she watched Alcaraz play Sinner from Centre Court.
## The dog and the puddles
Labrador Pula bounds down a fern-lined wooded path and watches from the bank as Harry and the children row. A child's welly stamps into a puddle.
## Come on, you
Harry and Meghan walk hand in hand down a country lane, and Meghan turns to the camera, thought to be held by one of the children, to call them along.

> Come on, you - come on!
## No caption, just flags
Instead of words, the post carries a Union flag and a red heart emoji side by side throughout.
## What Meghan wore
She had on Le Chameau 'Jameson' boots, a brand the Princess of Wales wears often, with a brown Cyana Convertible Puffer Jacket that retails for $398.
## Three homes, one new base
The family has moved into a new Cotswolds house while keeping the Montecito mansion and a holiday home in Portugal. The children have already started school.
## Happy to be back
They returned to the UK just over a fortnight ago, six years after leaving for personal and financial freedom in the US, and say they are glad to be here.
## The King's letter
Charles wrote to government officials, military leaders, Lord Lieutenants and the couple's team to state that the Sussexes are private citizens, not working royals.
## Uganda walks away
Insiders say the letter directly caused Uganda to pull out of Harry's Invictus Games. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced the withdrawal on X.

> Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games
## No half in, half out
The Sussexes said they were surprised by the letter, which killed off rumours of a partial return. Insiders say the only people suffering are the Ugandan competitors.
## The old fight underneath
All of it sits on a long-running row that started when the couple lost taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK after stepping back as working royals.
## Key takeaway

The video is a soft-focus family montage doing hard PR work: it lands right as the King's letter formally shuts the door on any 'half in, half out' return.