Sussexes’ Santa Barbara neighbours include Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved into a nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom home in Santa Barbara, California, that they bought in June for $14.65 million, or about 12.5 million.
The 14,500sq ft, or 1,350sq m, house sits on 7.4ac of grounds that include a pool, tennis court, tea house and childrens cottage. The couples new neighbours in the upmarket Montecito district just outside the city, about 150km from Los Angeles, include Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ellen DeGeneres and Ariana Grande.
According to its listing on Zillow, a US property website, the entrance to the estate opens onto a wide lane paved with hand-cut Santa Barbara Stone that leads through a grand archway of trees to the main residence. The main house, which was built in 2003, includes a library, office, spa with a separate dry and wet sauna, gym, game room, arcade, theater, wine cellar and five-car garage. The estate has sweeping lawns, tiered rose gardens, tall Italian cypress trees, blooming lavender [and] century old olive trees.
Inside Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
The cinema in Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
The wine cellar in Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
A bedroom in Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
A childs bedroom in Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
A rooftop terrace at Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
The pool at Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
Meghan and Harrys new home in Montecito, in Santa Barbara, California, from its 2015 listing on santabarbarasluxuryhomes.com
The property was bought by a trust that shares an address with the offices of Meghan Markles long-time Hollywood business manager, according to Variety.
The Daily Mail reports royal insiders saying that Harry and Meghan purchased their new home with help from Harrys father, Prince Charles, who is devoted to both his sons, and any time he can assist them he always will. But according the New York Post, which says the couple moved in six weeks ago, they purchased it without help from the royal family. Meghan and Harry finally feel like they are on their own, and it feels great, it quotes a source as saying. Its truly theirs, and they cant wait to make it a home.
The pair have paid a lot less for the property than a previous owner: in May 2009 it sold for more than $25 million. It was put on the market in 2015 for $34.5 million but failed to sell. It was relisted at the start of this year for $16.975 million, selling to the Sussexes for $2.325 million less than the asking price.