EXCLUSIVE: HOLD ON! MEGHAN HAS ONLY AGREED TO A SIX-MONTH TEST RETURN TO THE UK

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Meghan Markle may be willing to return to Britain — but sources tell Naughty But Nice this is very much a trial, not a permanent move.

According to friends, Meghan has agreed to spend six months based in the UK, while keeping the Sussexes’ Montecito home and their vacation property in Portugal. She is not giving up either house, making it clear that California still feels like home.

The bigger problem? Meghan knows almost nobody in Britain outside the royal world, and that isolation could make the transition incredibly difficult again.

One friend tells Naughty But Nice: “Meghan is agreeing to try it, but she isn’t moving back to Britain. Six months is the test. She wants an exit strategy.”

And that arrangement could put enormous pressure on the Sussex marriage.

Harry has spent years insisting that his future is with his wife and children in California. Meghan, meanwhile, would be leaving behind her mom, the life and support system she built there. Friends fear the question eventually becomes unavoidable: where does the family actually belong?

Another source tells Naughty But Nice: “Eventually, Harry may have to choose between his wife’s happiness and his country. That is the nightmare scenario nobody wants to talk about.”

Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, is said to be heartbroken by the prospect of her daughter moving so far away.

A six-month experiment may sound temporary. But for the Sussexes, it could become the biggest test of their marriage yet.

Cheers

Rob Shuter

And remember… if you’re going to be naughty, you’ve got to be nice. 💋

EDITOR’S NOTE

I worked as Princess Michael of Kent’s publicist in the United States, giving me a rare view of the royal world from the inside. It taught me how royals, palaces and their advisers manage the press — and, more importantly, how to read what they don’t say.