The Dukes of Sussex The world was shocked in early 2020 by giving up their royal duties within British crown. Soon, they went to live in the United States in a mansion costing about 14 million dollars in Montecito, a luxury residential area in Santa Barbara, California.
More than a year and a half after that move, it turns out that many of its residents Harry and Megan They are “angry at the couple” and claim that they “have not become part of the community”.
According to British media, the prince and his wife rarely appear in public in their neighborhood rather than in Santa Barbara. Plus they never showed up in the community, despite the fact that they’ve been living in the place since July 2020.
Montecito is a somewhat secluded neighborhood of downtown Santa Barbara with pristine beaches, gated communities, and many mansions set on the side of mountains and surrounded by natural areas. There, privacy is a law for the locals. It’s a zero-tolerance zone for paparazzi, and perhaps for that reason, it was the place they both chose to live in Dukes of Sussex So do other celebrities who live there, like Oprah WinfreyAnd Ghouinith baltrow also Ellen DeGeneres.
Interestingly, last week, that Prince Harry He declared, in an interview with NBC’s Today Show, that in that city of Santa Barbara they were “received with open arms” and that this neighborhood was a “great community.”
grandson Isabel II He expressed these words when he was interviewed while attending the Invictus Games in The Hague, Netherlands: a competition, created and sponsored, by veterans from all over the world. Apparently, these statements puzzled their North American neighbors.
What Montecito’s Neighbors Say
After that interview, the British columnist for the Montecito newspaper, Richard Menardes, remarked that Harry and Megan They have not “presented themselves” to the locals since arriving – almost in secret – in the residential neighborhood in which they now live. The couple settled there after leaving the Windsor House and spending a short time in Canada and Los Angeles.
“Harry and Megan They didn’t become part of the community, and I think a lot of people are really angry about that. It’s a nice place to get out and the big question everyone in the area asks is “Where are they?”
As an example of the lack of social life Harry and Megan In Santa Barbara, residents say they’ve never visited the city’s famous traditional British-style bar: Old Kings Road, which stands out from other pubs because it has a sign in the window and inside that says: “No pomps not allowed (servants forbidden).” The word is a strong insult in the UK and Ireland, as well as a hallmark of the way pubs in those countries communicate with their customers.
There are also rumors that the royal couple tried to buy burgers at a local branch of fast food chain In-N-Out and were unable to do so due to security logistical issues.
Harry is on the local polo team
However, regardless of these differences, it is expected that Duke of Sussex Start integrating a bit more into the Montecito community soon: some claim he’s joined the local polo team, Santa Bárbara Polo and Racquet Club, where it’s believed he’ll play alongside Argentine friend Nacho Figueras, a polo player and Ralph Lauren model.
The season will start soon, on May 1, and is said to be a brother William He was training for the occasion on a private training course owned by hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt. .’s ex-partner Harry at Eton College and also a polo fan, Andrew Bossum, told The Times that being on the team in Duke of Sussex “It would be a huge step in society for him.”
Far from this likely close, another rumor has it to say Harry, Megan and her two young sons, Archie and LilibethThey plan to leave the palace; Although they would go somewhere else in Montecito itself, or not far from there.
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