Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Planning to Leave £11 Million California Mansion

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning to leave their £11 million mansion in Montecito, California, after just 18 months of living there.

The couple is said to be unhappy with the location of their 9-bedroom property and are now looking for a new place to raise their children, Archie and Lilibet.

The Sussexes spent their first Christmas as a family in their sprawling mansion, which boasts 16 bathrooms, a tea house, a private playground, and a separate guest house with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

They even showed a glimpse of their baby Lilibet for the first time on their Christmas card.

According to insiders, the couple has started making inquiries into other houses and have let it be known they are open to private offers, should the right one come along.

However, their current mansion won't be on the market because of who they are, and it's only being shown to people who are confirmed with funds and are serious buyers.

The Sussexes like the Montecito neighborhood itself, which is home to chat show queens Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, and popular with Hollywood stars like Tom Cruise.

However, they are not over the moon about their current set-up and want to stay in the neighborhood or nearby.

The couple bought their mansion from Sergei Grishin in June 2020, who had purchased the home in 2009 for nearly £19 million.

The estate has a library, an office, a spa with a dry and wet sauna, a cinema room, an arcade and games room, a wine cellar, and a 5-car garage.

The grounds have rose gardens, and the mansion is located in an exclusive neighborhood.

It has been reported that at least three A-listers residing in the neighborhood have already sold their properties since Prince Harry and Markle moved in.

One of the three properties was sold to a trust, which means that no one might ever move into the home.

A source claimed that a lot of people thought that more people would buy a property in the area because they want to live close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

But to everyone's surprise, the exact opposite was what happened.

The way people seem to be in a rush to move away from Harry and Meghan is a real black eye for the couple.

It shows that instead of being viewed as classy, they're looking like they're tacky.

The insider also claimed that everything that Prince Harry and Markle have been doing is painting them negatively.

So, even the wealthy people that they know don't want anything to do with them.

Everything they do paints them as crybaby, money-grubbing, snooty show-offs.

Now, even wealthy people who normally fawn and gush over royalty, apparently can't wait to move out of their neighborhood.

Shortly after they relocated to Montecito, tabloids claimed that the couple's neighbors were upset because of all the noise that they brought into the neighborhood.

Since a lot of people wanted to catch a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, there were allegedly cars and tour buses everywhere in the neighborhood.

There were also, allegedly, renovations and some areas had to be closed down to prevent visitors from entering.

The blockage resulted in stress among the residents because they needed to find alternative routes just to get out of the property.

It seems that the Sussexes' presence has caused quite a stir in the exclusive neighborhood, and they are now looking to move to a new location that better suits their needs.