Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have purchased their first home in the US.
According to Page Six, the couple and their 1-year-old son Archie moved into a new house in Santa Barbara last month.
A source said: “Harry and Meghan have been quietly living in their own home in Santa Barbara since early July.”
“They are not houseguests of Oprah or anyone else, they bought this home themselves. This is where they want to continue their lives after leaving the UK.”
“This is the first home either of them has ever owned. It has been a very special time for them as a couple and as a family — to have complete privacy for six weeks since they moved in,” the insider continued.
“They intend to put down their roots in this house and the quiet community, which has considerable privacy. This is where they want to bring Archie up, where they hope he can have as normal a life as possible.”
“Harry and Meghan never intended to make Los Angeles their home. It was a good place for them to be upon their arrival in the US to be close to Meghan’s mom [who lives in LA].”
“They have thought about this carefully and researched it well. This is the place where they plan to be happy, make good friends and bring up Archie, giving him the chance to play with other children his age.”
A spokesperson for the couple has also confirmed: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year.”
“They have settled into the quiet privacy of their community since their arrival and hope that this will be respected for their neighbors, as well as for them as a family.”
Before they purchased their new home, Harry and Meghan had been living at Tyler Perry’s $18 million mansion in Beverly Hills.
But the couple had a lot of issues regarding privacy while living there, and are currently on the hunt for paparazzi who took “illegal” drone photos of their son on the property.
The source continued: “Harry and Meghan are both very upset by this breach of privacy, but that wasn’t the reason they left Los Angeles. They were already in the process of buying their home in Santa Barbara.”
“While it was a nice favor to them at a very difficult time, Tyler Perry’s house with 18 bedrooms isn’t Harry’s style. Yes, he grew up in royalty and the halls of Buckingham Palace, but he prefers more intimate homes with character.”
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