Meghan Markle would possibly move from Prince Harry to Elon Musk, a prominent royal biographer joked.
Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The Palace Papers and Diana Chronicles, recently spoke about Meghan and Harry at the Henley Literary Festival in the UK.
The writer referred to a number of recent reports claiming the couple is looking to leave their Montecito mansion for Hope Ranch’s more exclusive and secure network in Santa Barbara, California.
The move would keep the couple close to their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s kindergarten and less than 15 miles from the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, where Harry’s polo team, The Padres, plays.
“At some point, it may be more than a new house he’s in,” Brown joked about Meghan, adding, “Elon Musk is still single, that’s all I have to say. “
On the possible reasoning for the move, Brown hinted at the fact that Harry and Meghan might wish to remain in their social circle.
“It’s not very good to be a D-list celebrity who, for them, doesn’t have enough money,” he said. Million Mansion is a humble cabin compared to what those other people have. “
The Hope Ranch property can be particularly pleasant for Harry and Meghan because of its increased isolation and security, royal expert Christine Ross told Newsweek.
“Hope Ranch would be more personal and safe than their existing community of Montecito, which is full of notable neighbors,” he said. They live in the domain. There have been several reports of calls to the police at the Sussexes’ home, so I am confident this resolution will be taken with protection in mind. “
The couple in the A-list-filled enclave have several of the world’s biggest names as neighbors, including Oprah Winfrey. The couple gave Winfrey their first joint interview since stepping down as royals in 2020.
The Sussexes moved to California after spending time on Canada’s west coast following their separation from the royal family. From there, they were introduced to actor and manufacturer Tyler Perry’s home in Beverly Hills, where he also secured the protection of the couple and their son.
Meghan recently opened up about Perry’s offer in an interview with Allison P. Davis for New York Magazine’s The Cut.
“Although Meghan never met Tyler Perry in person, he reached out when she and Harry got married to tell him he was praying for her” and that he understood what that meant,” Meghan recalled, referring to the symbolic weight of their marriage. , “and that he can only believe what he was,” Davis wrote.
“He also told Meghan to call if she ever needed advice. It took him a long time to do so, he admits. But once he did, he found himself telling him each and every detail of his situation. . . “
Meghan also searches for the house she shares with Harry lately in the interview.
“We were looking in this area,” he said, “and this space kept popping up online in searches. . . We didn’t have a job, so we just weren’t going to come and see this space. It’s like when I was younger and you were looking at shop windows, it’s like I don’t have to go through to see all the things I can’t afford. He doesn’t feel passod. “
A facet of the space that the couple gravitated towards a double palm tree that developed in the garden.
“One of the first things my husband saw when we were walking through space was those two palm trees,” Meghan said. “Do you see how they are hooked at the bottom?Every day, when Archie walks by, he says, ‘Hi, Mom. Hello, Dad. “
While the couple were perfectly happy with their home at the time of the interview, there may be a number of points that drive a possible move : the main reason, as Ross told Newsweek, is safety.
The couple’s privacy-conscious security team reported at least two trespassing violations on Montecito’s assets this year, with incidents within 12 days.
This is rarely the first such incident to occur, and earlier this year, the Santa Barbara domain also warned that a wild cougar had been spotted near rural residences.
Newsweek has reached out to representatives for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for comment.
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