No More 'California Speak': Prince Harry Is 'Much Happier' Away From Meghan Markle and Her 'Dictated Speeches' Amid Sussex Career Split

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been married for 6.5 years, and during the public whirlwind that is their marriage, Harry "has changed from a jolly ex-soldier to a beaten, submissive shadow of his former self," according to a royal insider.

In fact, Montecito and Hollywood sources say the new "professional separation" style is Harry's "own idea," which has some Sussex supporters worried the Duke may be ready "to move on."

When Meghan walked the red carpet solo in a "revolting" red dress at the Children's Hospital L.A. Gala on October 5, "she looked totally defeated and like she had all the motivation knocked out of her," a Hollywood insider dished.

They added, "She looked almost as if she knew she was losing her grip on her husband, who has been so paramount to her plans all along I feel."

Royal historian Hugo Vickers told The Sun, "We've seen Prince Harry make several appearances without Meghan recently. Of course, it's what he does terribly well when he's doing things with football, Invictus games and sport. He's much better at that frankly than when he's sort of talking what I might call California speak, which seems to have been dictated to him by Meghan.

He added, "So I commend every time he appears, I must say, and I'm sure he's very popular."

As for the ex-actress, Vickers observed, "I do think that when they're together she seems to be the one who's sort of moving the dialogue on. She seems to be the one with the voice and he seems to be sort of meekly following in her wake. And you know he may not like that so much."

Furthermore, the fiery-haired Duke's life in California is apparently "not what he truly wants" as the wayward prince is reportedly trying to avoid the urge to "move back to Britain."

"He's got various court cases still ongoing here," royal expert Roya Nikkhah told an outlet. "I think we may see him back at the beginning of next year, which sort of pulls him back into an old bit of his life that was very difficult for him."

"He's got various court cases still ongoing here," she added. "I think we may see him back at the beginning of next year, which sort of pulls him back into an old bit of his life that was very difficult for him. I think for him going forward, it’s [finding] a meaningful world for himself living out in the States on the global stage."

Nikkhah continued, "Being a humanitarian is what he says he wants to be. I think that’s what he will probably look to focus on for the next few years — how he builds that profile as a humanitarian."