What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with
Clevver News, and while Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry have happily settled into their
new Montecito home, their neighbors are reportedly
not so happy about the fact that wherever
they go, tourist crowds and news outlets are
quick to follow.
The quaint little town of Montecito, just
right outside of Santa Barbara, may never
be the quiet little town it once was, all
thanks to the arrival of their newest residents,
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Baby Archie.
After just having moved into a multi-million
dollar mansion in the little town, Meghan
and Harry aren’t exactly feeling the love
from neighbors who are reportedly fed up with
the added attention the town is receiving.
TMZ was first to report the news that although
Meghan and Harry haven’t even been spotted
in public yet, residents aren’t having it
with the added noise due to the paparazzi
and helicopters swarming their neighborhood
multiple times a day, revealing that their
QUOTE “mere presence is driving folks wild.”
The outlet also stated that “most locals”
are “super annoyed” and “tell us they
want the paps to give it a rest, because they
feel things are getting to the point where
everyone's privacy is being compromised.”
Not only have paparazzi invaded the town,
but the ex-royal family is also attracting
a higher-than-normal number of tourists who
are showing up in town and “asking local
shop owners if they’ve seen Harry and Meghan.”
Although many other celebrities, including
Ellen Degeneres, Oprah, Rob Lowe, Jane Lynch
and Ariana Grande also reside in the city
of Montecito, it is famously known as a no-paparazzi
zone, which is probably the reason it attracts
so many big names.
However, everything has reportedly changed
since Meghan and Harry arrived into town as
residents now feel that their privacy is being
compromised.
Following their move, Meghan and Harry made
their first public appearance in Los Angeles
last week, working with nonprofit Baby2Baby
to deliver food, hygiene products and school
supplies to families with babies and small
children during a drive-through distribution.
However, considering the fact that they’ve
recently surfaced, locals are reportedly preparing
for the worst and expecting Meghan and Harry
to make more regular public appearances, especially
after the lockdown.
It was reported earlier this month that Meghan
and Harry have moved from Los Angeles to a
much more quiet part of the California coast
after Harry allegedly “absolutely hated”
living in the city.
The decision to move more ‘off the grid’
also comes after the couple filed a complaint
with the State of California when they discovered
that a photographer had been “shopping photographs”
of their son Archie.
A source revealed to Us Weekly that moving
to Montecito had always been on the forefront
of Meghan’s mind, saying QUOTE, “Meghan
visited Montecito in her teens and fell in
love with the picturesque scenery and stunning
architecture.
Moving there was always an option, but to
begin with, she and Harry wanted to give Los
Angeles a shot.”
The timing with moving to LA was against them
as they quickly found they had less privacy
than ever before in a compacted city that
did them no favors due to the virus.
The source also revealed that the couple’s
new $14.5 million dollar home is a “convenient”
spot for both Meghan and Harry, citing her
continued Hollywood ambitions.
The insider said, “An added bonus is that
Montecito is only just over an hour’s drive
from L.A. which is where a majority of their
work is based, yet far enough away to escape
the crowds, paparazzi, and tourism in Hollywood.”
Let’s just hope Meghan and Harry are able
to offer their neighbors some sort of peace
offering for the added noise.
Buuuuut something tells us that a basket of
mini muffins or a homemade lasagna might not
cut it this time around…
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I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!
