Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be 'OK' about being booted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles, despite reports the news came as a shock and a "crushing blow".
It comes after reports the King decided to evict the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from their official UK residence just hours after the release of Harry's memoir, Spare.
The book revealed intimate details about Harry's crumbling relationship with his family, with the King said to be outraged by claims Camilla was responsible for leaking stories to the press.
Meghan's Journalist pal Omid Scobie, author of the Meghan and Harry biography, Finding Freedom, this week claimed notice of the eviction was a "crushing blow".
But a source close to the Royal couple tonight claimed they were "OK" with the King's decision and feel that “if we need to move out, we will get ourselves out”, it is reported.
Scobie previously quoted a friend of the couple as saying: “It all feels very final and like a cruel punishment . . . It’s like [the family] want to cut them out of the picture for good.”
However, a source close to the couple tonight denied they were “stunned”, speaking to The Times newspaper.
They told the paper: “It is what it is. They are not fighting it. They realise they have a home [in California]. They have a roof over their heads. They were very privileged to have a second residence. It’s not going to work out for them there, and that’s OK."
The source added that "The world seems to be more distraught over it than they have been" and accept that "change was inevitable" as Charles was always known to be looking to slim-down the Monarchy.
If it does turn out that Harry and Meghan are not as hurt by the decision to move them out of Frogmore as previously reported, it raises hope that they may attende Charles's coronation ceremony on May 6.
It was previously assumed they were too upset to commit to attending the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
The Sussexes have stayed at Frogmore Cottage a handful of times since leaving Britain in March 2020.
Scobie had previously said at least two members of the royal family were “appalled” over the eviction - claiming they are likely to be Princess Eugenie and her sister, Beatrice.
The King is said to have started the eviction process from five-bedroom Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate on January 11, the day after the memoir was published.
Royal insiders said the revelations have resulted in irreparable damage to Harry’s relationship with his father and brother Prince William. Harry told of his fears that Camilla would turn into a “wicked stepmother”.
The Prince said he and William had begged their father not to marry her.
The Duke of Sussex confessed he eventually only wanted Camilla to be happy so she could be less “dangerous”.
In a TV interview, Harry added: “She was the villain. She was the third person in their marriage. She needed to rehabilitate her image.”
Royal sources have said the King was affronted by an accusation that Camilla had plotted to marry him.
Harry said in the book: “Shortly after our private meetings with her, she began to develop her long-term strategy, a campaign directed at marriage and... the Crown (with the blessing of our father, we supposed).”
He added: “Stories started appearing in all the newspapers about her conversations with Willy, stories which recounted lots of small details, none of which came from my brother.”
An insider said: “It was the last straw. Harry was well aware how Camilla would be a red line for his father and he crossed with flagrant disregard anyway.
“The King felt without a doubt it crossed a line – it was the ultimate act of disrespect.”
The King has given Harry and Meghan until after the Coronation in May to clear their belongings from Frogmore Cottage after offering the residence to disgraced Prince Andrew.
However, the Duke of York is refusing to move from his lavish 30-bedroom Royal Lodge in the shadow of Windsor Castle, despite the King insisting on budget cuts to royal finances that would leave Andrew, 63, unable to pay for the mansion’s upkeep.
