This will cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth among estate agents: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appear to have called off their search for a country home.
The couple, who moved back to Britain from California at the end of August, were said to have a budget of up to £10million.
However, I can disclose that they have now moved into a house owned by a friend.
The couple made the move the weekend before they went on holiday abroad during the half-term at the school attended by their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five.
The family have been staying
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