According to a source, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are up to their necks in moving boxes as they deal with the very mixed reception their shock return has gotten.
“There’s [an] uncertainty over how things are going to go with the royals and the British public,” admits the source. “Meghan is understandably pretty anxious about that and already wondering if this was a mistake.”
After calling California home for the past six years, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, moved back to his native U.K. with their two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in late August.
“There’s so much still to manage back in Montecito too, and the eight-hour time difference between Los Angeles and London is making everything more complicated,” the source says. “Work calls and conversations with people dealing with their house have to be squeezed into awkward windows, adding another logistical headache.”
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There’s also the “financial pressure of such a major move,” notes the source.
“They spent a fortune to fly there by private jet because of the dogs,” the source says of Harry and Meghan’s beloved rescues, Pula and Mia. “It was worth it to them because their dogs are part of the family, but it was another huge expense. Though that’s nothing compared to the cost of adding another household to their monthly overhead.”
As Star previously reported, it’s going to cost the Sussexes a small fortune to maintain all three of their homes in the U.S., U.K., and Portugal.
“Moving is stressful for anyone,” says the source. “But for Meghan and Harry, it’s on another level.”