Meghan Markle's UK stay is not permanent, according to a journalist, with a return to Montecito scheduled for December for Christmas and work commitments.
Following reports of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's move back to the UK, royal experts have shared their thoughts on the shock U-turn nobody saw coming. Just last year, the Duke of Sussex said he couldn't see a way of ever bringing his family back to England from America due to safety concerns.
There are now rumours that he, Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, have settled in the celebrity-favourite Cotswolds. However, there has been no official confirmation of where they are staying.
Reason for the move
The reason behind the pair's apparent U-turn is thought to be their desire to have their children educated in the UK. Experts have also insisted that King Charles' health ordeal is a driving factor.
Discussing the situation on the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential podcast, Editor-at-Large Alison Boshoff claimed that Meghan, in particular, will not be staying in the UK permanently.
Return to Montecito
According to her, she will return to Montecito when necessary for work commitments, while the Sussexes will also reportedly travel back during the school holidays to see her mother Doria Ragland.
Discussing reports that the Suits actress is reportedly in talks to take on a role in the Netflix series The Gentleman, she said: "My view on it now is that this was briefed out as an attempt to deflect attention from the reality, which is that Harry and the kids are relocating and Meghan is going to be going to and fro doing stuff because she has to earn money.
"She said she had no interest [in acting] but that was when there were other prospects on the horizon. She did make one cameo role, [a small one], where she filmed for one day, possibly two in a film, as herself."
Alison continued: "So I think you'd be foolish to overstate her enthusiasm to go back to acting and she has other things she wants to do and to be fair, as ever, it isn't yet a complete failure, her producing gigs, there are still things which are in development, their company is not bust," she added.
Sharing what she believes could be next for the Duchess, Alison described her as "a smart, ambitious, determined woman" who will "make something work".
Christmas plans
Later in the discussion, Alison told royal experts she had been informed that there will be "separate turkeys" among the royals this Christmas. The Sussexes are thought to be on good terms with King Charles and Queen Camilla following their private meeting in July, however, they are still believed to be estranged from Prince William and Kate.
"I'm told that is the plan is to go back to Montecito in the school holidays, first one coming up is Christmas," she added. "I think it's really wise and sensible," she added. "I think from what I'm told there is not a desire to be provocative.
So although you can argue that this kind of incredible hasty bombshell manner of it all is provactive, I think there is going to be an effort not to actually stir up conflict. And actually this is the best possible news for Buckingham Palace isn't it?
If Harry and his family go back to California or a California Christmas then, phew, nobody has to worry about any of that. At least that's the first Christmas got over with," she added.
