Meghan Markle and Prince Harry called villains by neighbors in posh California town
Neighbors reportedly called Meghan Markle and Prince Harry “local villains” after they fled to a posh California town after ditching their royal roles.
One Montecito resident who had never met the couple called the couple princes and “starlets” in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Neighbors in the quiet Santa Barbara area blame Markle and Prince Harry for many of their new worries, including rising home prices, busy streets and more.
Anonymous residents told the outlet that tourist traffic to the area has increased significantly since Markle and Harry arrived in 2020. Vanity Fair also reports that several people it spoke to noted that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have become local villains.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are known as local villains in their Montecito neighborhood, Vanity Fair reports. (Fox News Digital)
“You know, this thing [Meghan and Harry] That’s great, they’re not here to live off our community. They come here to be part of our community.
According to Vanity Fair, Markle’s latest business venture, American Riviera Orchards, is also located in Montecito. “Montecito was called the American Riviera,” according to an 1898 book published by the Southern Pacific Company Railroad. However, that honor now reportedly belongs to Santa Barbara.
“It’s a sales pitch,” one resident told Vanity Fair. “She’s just trying to monetize something.
“I still think they are the most entitled and dishonest people on the planet,” the resident added. “They left the UK to escape media scrutiny and what they did was try to gain access to the US media.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for comment.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren’t the only celebrities living in Montecito. (played by Chris Jackson)
Meanwhile, the couple’s arrival was praised by their celebrity neighbor Sharon Stone.
“You know, the great thing about them is they don’t come here to live off our community. They come here to be part of our community,” she told Access Hollywood in 2020.
“My friend said she was in the car and they were crossing the street on their bikes and waving to her while she was waiting at a red light,” she recalled. “They are part of our community. They have become part of our community’s dedication, care and involvement. They don’t come here to ask ‘Do you want to kiss my ass?
Montecito is the hometown of many celebrities, including Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Glenice Paltrow, Adam Levine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Keaton and Oprah.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s estate in Montecito. (Getty Images)
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Despite moving to the United States five years ago after stepping down from senior roles in royal life, Prince Harry reportedly has no social life outside of his nuclear family.
“[Meghan] Frankly, Harry hasn’t made a lot of friends yet,” a source who has been professionally involved with Markle told Vanity Fair.
Markle and Prince Harry threw themselves into work and landed a blockbuster Netflix deal just months after making Montecito their home in 2020. “Harry and Meghan” In 2022, the show had the largest single-day viewership of any Netflix series since monitoring began in October 2022. “Polo” was produced in 2001.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to California in 2020. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus Games Foundation)
However, multiple sources claim Markle and Prince Harry had “really good ideas” for a show that was never produced.
“I think Harry doesn’t know what he wants because he grew up in a fish tank, so he doesn’t know what real life is,” an insider who works with the couple on media projects told Vanity Fair . “I think he probably wants to be alone and kiss the baby once in a while, but not have to worry about money. I don’t think he wants to be as famous as Meghan.”
In 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were interviewed at the home of a friend of Oprah Winfrey’s in Santa Barbara County, California. (Harpo Productions)
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Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
