MIRROR
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are hardly home amid rumours they’re to sell their £11million mansion in Montecito, neighbours tell The Mirror.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly eyeing up a cheaper £3million home in Malibu after passing on the opportunity to buy a plot of land back in September last year. It was thought the couple were planning to build a 10,000 square foot home.
With plans to relocate with their children, four-year-old Archie and two-year-old Lilibet, Californian locals say the couple are “never seen” at their nine-bedroom property which was one of the main backdrops in their explosive tell-all Netflix series Harry & Meghan.
One local Barry Maher, a PR and communication expert whose TV credits include the Today show and programmes on NBC, tells The Mirror people are becoming annoyed with the couple’s “travelling soap opera” amid the pair’s dramatic life in the spotlight.
“Harry and Meghan live down the street but in a considerably pricier spot, though nobody around here is exactly living in cardboard boxes,” he explained. “Since we never see them, local tolerance seems to mirror USA tolerance in general.
“People who like them seem to have an unlimited tolerance, no matter what they do, somehow tied to the ‘handsome prince falls for commoner’ fairytale. Everyone else is either unimpressed by the traveling soap opera or is just sick of hearing about them.”
It was in October last year that Prince Harry was reportedly attempting to “sabotage” the couple’s move to Malibu after fancying a move to New York City. Meghan and Harry have been in and out of the Big Apple a few times last year and the Duke apparently ‘felt at home’, despite the couple’s alleged high-speed chase through Manhattan in May.
A source said Harry enjoyed “the fast pace, the culture, the social scene.” They also said it would be easier for Harry to visit family in London if they lived in New York. A flight to London takes eight hours, while one from Malibu takes almost 11 hours.
“Harry was all gung-ho for the Malibu move a few months ago. Yes, it was Meghan’s idea, but he was excited about it. It feels odd that now he wants out of that Californian life and is suggesting they buy a place in New York instead. It’s almost like he’s trying to sabotage things because it makes zero logical sense,” the source told Heat magazine.
