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Commonwealth service at Westmin-

ster Abbey on March 9, but there’s no

word yet on whether they’ll go. “Sure,

they’ll visit London for social events

and charity initiatives from time to

time,” says the insider, “but as far as a

return to the royal family, they’re not

going back.”

Their recent firing of 15 staffers

at Buckingham Palace proves just

how determined they are to start

over in the States. The decision to

shut down their U.K. office was a

shock and rubbed some folks the

wrong way. “Good people have lost

their jobs,” says the insider. “There’s

a real sense of outrage. If Harry

and Meghan hadn’t turned their

backs on the royal household, this

wouldn’t have happened.”

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Harry does wish some things had

gone differently. “There’s a sense of

sadness that everything played out

in such dramatic fashion,” says the

insider. “It was never his intention

to hurt his family — whom he loves

— or the British people.”

(The source, though,

says he’s angry at

the queen for

not defending

Meghan

more.)

His rela-

tionship with

Prince Wil-

liam remains

strained too.

“They’ve agreed to

give each other

space and generally only

communicate with the occasional

text or WhatsApp message,” the

insider reveals. William, 37, always

makes the first move, “but when he

calls, Harry often ignores it.”

Ultimately, Harry had to do

what he felt was right for his wife

and son. “He gets pangs of guilt

here and there,” says the insider,

“but he reminds himself that

to be a worthy husband

and father he has to

put Meghan and Ar-

chie first.” (As Us

previously reported,

the couple plan on

expanding their

family with baby

No. 2 sooner

rather than later.)

“Seeing how happy the

move has made Meghan

makes Harry feel very proud. All in

all,” the insider adds, “neither

he nor Meghan has any regrets

whatsoever.” 

Ruff ling Royal

Feathers

From Afar!

MEGHAN RULES

THE ROOST AND

HARRY TOTALLY

TRUSTS HER

JUDGMENT.”

A SOURCE TO US

REJECTING ROYAL

INVITATIONS

An insider says Elton John

is hosting a fundraiser the

day of Princess Beatrice’s

wedding, putting Harry and

Meghan’s attendance

at the nuptials in question.

FIRING U.K. STAFF

Their decision to lay off

15 staffers at their now-

defunct Buckingham

Palace office didn’t go

over well. “It wasn’t

easy,” says the insider,

“but they had no choice.”

DOUBLE-DATING

WITH CELEBS

They dined with

J.Lo and A-Rod

at Habitat in

South Beach.

“They’re

embracing the

industry,” says

an insider.

HOBNOBBING WITH

BILLIONAIRES

The duo hit up an ultraprivate

JPMorgan summit in Miami

on Feb. 6. They reportedly

made $1 million for appearing

at the event (which

boasted billionaire guests

like Bill Gates).

GETTING SOCIAL

The insider says Meghan’s

IG videos from her

Vogue

stint left royal watchers

cringing: “It shows she

thrives on attention.”

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