Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s $14.65 Million Californian home’s modern interiors, white painted walls, massive stone fireplace, and plenty of green plants truly reflect their royal taste. Here’s why this mansion is making the headlines.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved into their new home in Santa Barbara, California in August 2020. The couple brought this sprawling nine-bedroom and 16 bathroom mansion, making them neighbours with popular celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGenres.
Built in 2003, this Mediterranean-style home also includes amenities like a billiards room, a home theatre, spa facilities, gym, two-bedroom guest house, a tea house, tennis court, and a swimming pool.
Here’ everything you need to know about the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes new royal property in California
Neutral color tones
Both of them have chosen neutral colour schemes to give their home an urbane and elegant look. In a recent video call from home for Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, the couple offered a glimpse of their lavish home.
The white-painted walls with a gloss finish make the space look brighter and spacious, which also reflecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes clean and sleek styles.
Abundance of indoor green plants
The incorporation of green plants in this couple’s royal mansion and large windows for letting in natural sunlight creates a more natural lifestyle with positive vibes. The abundance of green plants reflects the royal couple’s love for nature and wildlife.
A mansion amidst lush greenery
The entrance of this property opens to a wide lane paved with hand-cut Santa Barbara stones that leads through a grand archway of trees to the main entrance.
The mansion is surrounded by sweeping lawns, rose gardens, tall Italian Cyprus trees, and century-old olive trees. Surrounded by lush green gardens the home is truly a hidden paradise.
Lavish, modern interiors
In a recent zoom-call interview fans caught a glimpse of their modern home décor. The interiors of the house look very elegant and modern. The drawing room area has cream-coloured wood-accented armchairs.
In the lounge area, you can find a light grey-coloured sofa and an accent table right behind the sofa with a striped vase featuring green hydrangeas, three white candles that are placed on raised holders, and a few art pieces.
Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose to move to Montecito in California?
According to sources, Prince Harry loves California, but the couple was more attracted to the smaller town of Santa Barbara, a place where they could integrate within the community while keeping a distance from the paparazzi.
It is difficult to maintain privacy in Los Angeles, this was one of the driving factors behind their move to California.
This is the very first house owned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The couple is making a few changes to the residence where they can continue to work on their new foundation after leaving their roles as senior working members of the royal family and also to give their son Archie ‘as normal a life as possible’.
