Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's plan to uproot their lives and divide their time between the U.S. and the U.K. has been their plan from the very beginning. A new report emerged that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex started looking for a house to live in Los Angeles shortly after they got married in 2018.
According to the Sunday Times, Meghan and Prince Harry intended all along to spend a significant amount of time in the duchess' birthplace in the U.S. Originally, however, they had no plans to step back from their royal roles. Prince Harry and Meghan wanted to keep on working for the royal family while they stayed in the U.S.
But because of the hounding by the British tabloid press and their increasing unhappiness in their roles, Prince Harry and Meghan became more and more convinced that they have to fly to America as soon as possible. The couple and their son are currently staying at a mansion in Beverly Hills, which is owned by Hollywood producer Tyler Perry. Apparently, the Sussexes are still looking for a more permanent home in the city.
The move to Los Angeles enables Meghan to see her mother, Doria Ragland, as much as she wants. Sources claimed that the Duchess of Sussex has been hanging out with her mom since she and Prince Harry arrived in Hollywood from Vancouver in the middle of March.
Another report cited that Prince Harry actually doesn't like it when people refer to their royal step back as "Megxit" as the term suggests Meghan steered their decision to leave the royal family. Apparently, that speculation is far from the truth as the real story is Prince Harry wanted to change his path.
Sources said that the Duke of Sussex was quite unhappy "for a long, long time." But Prince Harry found someone who could support him in his bid to make it on his own, outside the walls of an institution, in Meghan.
Details of Prince Harry and Meghan's royal departure will be published in the book Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, which will be in stores by August. Written by royal journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the book is expected to clarify and dispel the misconceptions about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's choice to step back.
