Meghan Markle and Prince Harry search for a new mansion in California

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle plan to move out of their $ 14.7 million nine-bedroom mansion in the upscale Montecito, California neighborhood after just 18 months living there, as they don’t like the location, according to press reports. English.

The tabloid Daily mail says the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are already looking for a new home to raise their two-year-old children Archie and six-month-old Lilibet.

“They want to stay in or near the neighborhood, but they are not enthusiastic about the house and the location.”, A source revealed to the newspaper The Mirror.

“They are thinking of selling their house. However, it will not be on the market. It will only be shown to people who are serious buyers ”, added the informant to the aforementioned media.

The couple bought their mansion from Saint Barbara, California, in early 2020 after resigning his duties in the British royal family and moving to the United States.

The residence is located in an area of ​​high privacy. The Dukes are neighbors with other Hollywood stars such as Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey.

The keys to her Frogmore Cottage residence on the grounds of Windsor Castle were later given to Princess Eugenie, who lives there with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their son August.

Surrounded by extensive gardens and overlooking the ocean, the couple’s Californian home has a wine cellar, a play area and a pub-style game room. It also has a gym, spa, cinema, guest house, tennis court and a swimming pool.

The previous owner was Russian businessman Sergey Grishin, who bought the mansion in 2009.

In August, Markle gave a peek inside the Californian mansion during a video she shot on her 40th birthday. The Duchess of Sussex also showed her home during an appearance on “America’s Got Talent, and in an interview with Gloria Steinem.

The news is known a few weeks after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share the first photo of their daughter Lilibet Diana, six months after her birth.

The family portrait, by Alexi Lubomirski, showed 40-year-old Meghan holding her laughing daughter, while 37-year-old Harry hugged his two-year-old son Archie.

The Sussexes posted the holiday card to announce that they had made a donation to various charities.

“This year, 2021, we welcomed our daughter, Lilibet, into the world.”his message read. “Archie made us mom and dad and Lili made us a family “, wrote the dukes on the postcard they sent to their family, friends and the organizations in which they collaborate.

“As we look forward to 2022, we have made donations on his behalf to various organizations that honor and protect families, from those relocating from Afghanistan to American families in need of paid parental leave,” they added.

The image was made by the renowned photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who also published the photograph on his Instagram account with a nice dedication to the royal couple. “Being able to continue the story of this family that I first photographed as a couple, then on their wedding day and now see their love manifest in two beautiful children, has been a great honor.”

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was born on June 4 in Santa Barbara, California, and is eighth in line to the throne.

Lilibet got its name from the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, while her middle name, Diana, was in homage to Harry’s late mother.

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