Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle’s family home in Montecito, California, has been the subject of two
intruder scares in just 12 days.
The property – where the
couple live with their two young children, Archie, three, and one-year-old
Lilibet – was attended by the police on both occasions, the Sun reports.
Santa Barbara Police records
show that officers visited the home on 19 May at 5.44pm. Notably, it was the
couple’s fourth wedding anniversary on that day.
They then responded to a
second intruder report on 31 May at 3.21pm – around the same time that the
family left California for the UK to attend the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
celebrations.
Both intrusions were recorded
as trespassing, property crimes and ‘suspicious circumstances’ by police.
It’s reported that Santa
Barbara police have received six security calls to Harry and Meghan’s home in
the last 14 months.
The Sussexes moved into the
Montecito mansion – officially known as Chateau of River Rock – in June 2020.
The property boasts a spa, tennis court and a private playground for their
children to enjoy.
The neighbourhood is renowned
for its secluded hillside estates that promise the utmost privacy, and thus
have attracted a whole host of celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise
and Ellen DeGeneres, who own homes there. Harry and Meghan’s property is
situated on a private road with a lengthy driveway and large security gates.
Inside, the house has a grand
total of nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. Reports say that there is also a
separate guest house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, which Harry and
Meghan will no doubt use for other members of the family and especially
Meghan’s mother Doria, who lives close by in Los Angeles and will likely spend
time there.
The main house includes a
library, an office, a spa with a separate dry and wet sauna, a gym, a games
room, an arcade, a movie theatre, a wine cellar, and a garage with space for
five cars.
Outside, there is endless lawn
space with tiered rose gardens, a tennis court, a tea house, a large outdoor
pool and even a children’s cottage for Archie and Lilibet.
