Prince Harry ‘has come home to California’ after spending three nights ‘at Frogmore Cottage’

Prince Harry is said to be back in Montecito after flying to the UK for two days for grueling High Court evidence during the Mirror phone hacking trial.

The Duke of Sussex, 38, took no time during the visit to see his family, who were less than half a mile from his residence.

He is said to have landed in California last night, meaning he will have left Britain by lunchtime on the same day – the same sprint he took after King Charles’s coronation last month.

He stayed at Frogmore Cottage for three nights, according to the Telegraph, but it is expected to be his last visit to the house he once shared with his wife, as his father kicked him out early summer. He also allegedly did not meet his father, King Charles, or his brother, Prince William, during his stay.

William was said to be in the UK with his wife Kate on various assignments near their Windsor home. Adelaide cottagejust 650 meters from Frogmore.

Charles returned from Romania on Tuesday and went to a service at St James’s Roman Catholic Church, in Marylebone, that evening. On Wednesday, as Harry testified for the second day, Charles was at Buckingham Palace for a military event to thank servicemen and women who took part in the Queen’s funeral.

Harry and Meghan in the kitchen of Frogmore Cottage in footage from their Netflix documentary.

Harry will probably have stayed at Frogmore Cottage for the last time this week as King Charles evicts him from early summer

Harry stayed just 650 meters from his brother William this week, but reportedly did not see him nor their father

The Duke of Sussex flew to London this week to testify for two days as part of his trial against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over allegations that journalists used hacking, blagging and other illegal deceit to write 140 articles published between 1996. and 2010.

The brief visit, which remained with his security team, marked what was likely Harry’s last nights at Frogmore Cottage, having been evicted by his father shortly after the release of his bombshell memoir Spare early this year.

The Sussexes have been given until early summer to vacate the premises, but are reportedly not planning to visit the UK before then.

Harry flew to the UK on Sunday night to attend the High Court proceedings after celebrating his daughter Lilibet’s second birthday.

He was charged with wasting court time after missing the first day of his testimony on Monday. An exasperated judge reprimanded the duke’s lawyer when it became clear that the royal witness was ‘unavailable’.

Justice Fancourt said he was “a little surprised” Harry wasn’t there, and chided Harry’s lawyer, David Sherborne, for causing “roster chaos.”

The duke appeared close to tears on Wednesday as he finished his historic day and a half of answering questions, making him the first royal to testify in court in more than a century.

The Duke of Sussex is suing Mirror Group Newspapers for damages over claims journalists used hacking, blagging and other illegal means of deception

Prince Harry seen in a sketch of the court testifying for the second day at the High Court in London

During a turbulent last few hours on the witness stand, the Duke voluntarily gave details of his eventful love life, including a trip to a strip club.

MGN disputes Harry’s claims and has denied or not admitted that articles about Harry investigated at the trial related to phone hacking or unlawful activity.

Meanwhile, the fly-on-the-wall documentary series starring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for Netflix has been delayed until next year.

Harry and Meghan had been working on the series as part of their rumored $100 million (£88 million) deal with the streaming giant.

But with The Crown being accused of concocting a “hurtful” smear against King Charles by secretly plotting him to oust the Queen, Netflix has now pushed it back.