Harry and Meghan call off £10m house hunt and move into a property on a wealthy friend's Cotswolds estate

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pictured in September by her closest California friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has become the first of Meghan's American circle to visit since the family returned to Britain in August.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have called off their £10 million search for a country house and moved into a separate property on a Cotswolds estate belonging to a close friend of the Duke — a wealthy businessman. After returning from California in August, they had been guests in the main house; the two men grew close through a shared dedication to military charities. Before settling into the new arrangement, the couple took their children — Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five — abroad during the half-term break.

Harry and Meghan are keeping their £19.5 million Montecito mansion — which has 13 bathrooms — despite the move to the UK.

A friend warned that finding a permanent home could take between 12 and 18 months, as the couple require extensive grounds and a property free of public rights of way.

Meghan is expected to move to Melbourne next year to co-host Junior MasterChef, with Harry and the children potentially joining her there.

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