Meghan Markle has the full support of her mother Doria Ragland as she and Prince Harry quit as senior royals, while a friend of Markle’s exclusively reveals to DailyMail.com that she has no ‘intention’ of ever returning to the UK to live.

Last Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped the bombshell news that they were quitting, dividing their time between North America and the UK and would work to become financially independent, catching the royal family and the rest of the world off guard.

But Meghan has the backing of her Los Angeles-based 63-year-old mother, who ‘was really worried about Meghan… and is relieved that her daughter is putting her mental health and well being first,’ the insider said.

Meghan, 38, herself admitted to struggling after the birth of Archie, as the friend explained Meghan was ‘miserable in the UK’ and ‘wasn’t sleeping well and started having anxiety attacks about her future.’

Now across the pond and last spotted in Canada, the friend said of Meghan: ‘This was her plan all along, to eventually leave the UK and build her own empire with Harry.’

DailyMail.com revealed earlier this week that Meghan had the full support of her mother Doria Ragland (pictured in LA on Monday) to leave, as a source said the 63-year-old ‘was really worried about Meghan… and is relieved that her daughter is putting her mental health and well being first’

Doria Ragland (pictured in Los Angeles on Monday) has given her full support to daughter Meghan’s plans to split time between the UK and Canada, after worrying for her health

Meghan Markle has the full support of her mother Doria Ragland as she and Prince Harry quit as senior royals, while a friend of Markle’s exclusively reveals to DailyMail.com that she has no ‘intention’ to return to live permanently in the UK

Meghan Markle has the full support of her mother Doria Ragland as she and Prince Harry quit as senior royals, while a friend of Markle’s exclusively reveals to DailyMail.com that she has no ‘intention’ to return to live permanently in the UK

Meghan herself admitted to struggling after the birth of the couple’s son Archie, as the friend explained Meghan was ‘miserable in the UK’ and ‘ wasn¿t sleeping well and started having anxiety attacks about her future’

Meghan herself admitted to struggling after the birth of the couple’s son Archie, as the friend explained Meghan was ‘miserable in the UK’ and ‘ wasn’t sleeping well and started having anxiety attacks about her future’

Meghan admitted to struggling with media scrutiny in an ITV interview that aired in October, saying: ‘Not many people have asked if I’m okay… It’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.’

She added: ‘Look, any woman especially when they are pregnant you’re really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging, and then when you have a newborn – you know…’

When asked if things had been a struggle for her, an upset Meghan replies: ‘Yes.’

The friend added: ‘Doria is very much about being true to oneself and so of course she will continue to encourage Meghan to take the road less traveled.’

Ragland was seen walking her two dogs on Thursday afternoon and pictured chatting on her phone as she clutched her dogs’ leashes. At another point during the day, the former social worker and yoga instructor was spotted jumping into her SUV and driving off.

Her outing came the same day Meghan flew back to Canada where she had left eight-month-old Archie with his nanny, leaving Harry to deal with the fallout from their royal family crisis.

Harry is set to follow Meghan later this week, but with no clue of when he will be returning.

Meghan was reportedly spotted at the Sidney Pier in British Columbia on Friday before heading to Victoria International airport, which confirmed it had a ‘VIP arrival’, according to the Vancouver Sun.

Meghan’s friend revealed that she has no ‘intention’ to return to the UK to live permanently, saying: ‘She doesn’t want to raise Archie there and she doesn’t want to schlep back and forth. She’ll make extended visits but that’s it.

‘They are looking for a permanent residence in Canada. She said she wants a country house in Whistler outside of Vancouver and a home in Toronto.’