In Montecito, the sun-soaked, celebrity-studded California community where the couple have lived since 2020, word of the royal departure spread at the usual pace: leisurely.

The prince is expected to move to a home outside London with his wife and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, as soon as next month.

After six years in the US, the prince is expected to move to a private residence outside London with Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, as soon as next month.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to leave California and take up a private residence outside London after leaving for the U.S. in 2020.