Just weeks after making global headlines with her dramatic move back to Britain alongside Prince Harry, Meghan Markle is already plotting a return trip to California. Although the Duchess of Sussex recently stepped out looking radiant during a lively public walkabout in Nottingham, well-placed insiders reveal that she is feeling the distance from her American support system and is eager to head back across the Atlantic.
According to a source speaking with People magazine, the 45-year-old Duchess has been keeping her schedule packed since settling back into English life in August with seven-year-old Prince Archie and five-year-old Princess Lilibet. However, despite staying busy with charity engagements and family routines, Meghan has remained in constant contact with her close-knit circle in Montecito and admits she deeply misses her hometown lifestyle.
Above all, the insider noted that Meghan misses her mother, Doria Ragland, along with the everyday warmth of her longtime California friends. Rather than spending the entire winter in Britain, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now actively planning to fly back to the West Coast for the upcoming holiday season, including Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.
Confidants close to the couple shared that Meghan is already looking forward to the reunion and has started organizing get-togethers with her friends well in advance. Having spent six years building a peaceful community and business network in Santa Barbara after stepping back from senior royal duties in 2020, leaving that life behind was always going to be an emotional adjustment for the former actress.
While royal watchers recently speculated whether the couple's warm reception in Nottingham would anchor them permanently in the United Kingdom, this planned holiday return proves the Sussexes have no intention of cutting ties with America. By splitting their time between their British roots and their sunny California base, Harry and Meghan appear determined to maintain an international lifestyle completely on their own terms.
