Prince Harry & Meghan Markle #1 House

Harry and Meghan Markles House - Montecito, California.

Prince Harry, also known as Prince Henry of Wales, is the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana. He was born on September 15, 1984, in London, England. After enduring the death of his mother, Prince Harry pursued a career in the military and served in Afghanistan. He is also the founder of the Invictus Games, an international adaptive sports event for wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She pursued a career as a screen actress, appearing in a number of TV series before landing the role of Rachel Zane on the USA Network show Suits. Markle also ran a lifestyle blog called The Tig from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, she married Prince Harry at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The couple has one child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who was born on May 6, 2019.

Their relationship has been the subject of numerous biographies and unofficial biographies, such as "Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors" by Tom Bower. These biographies provide insights into their lives, relationships, and the challenges they have faced, both as individuals and as a couple.

Property Overview

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Montecito mansion is a Mediterranean-style mansion that sits on 7.4 acres of land in California. The mansion has nine bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, and a living space of 18,671 square feet. The property features a tea house, guest house, pool, tennis court, and a chicken coop. The house itself was built in 2003 and includes a library, office, sauna, gym, games room, arcade, wine cellar, and a five-car garage. The couple purchased the property in 2020 for $14.65 million from Russian businessman Sergey Grishin. The mansion was adorned with classic wooden beams and large windows when the couple purchased it, but they have undertaken renovations on the house, and it is unclear how much of the home's original features have been retained. The property also includes a two-bedroom guest house. The Montecito neighborhood is home to several celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ellen DeGeneres. The mansion is reportedly the first house that Meghan and Harry have ever owned.