The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently bought a new home in California, US. This home is the very first house the couple has purchase since them leaving their posts as senior royals. The couple has made a collective decision that they will lay down their roots in the US as they make a new life separate from the British monarchy.

The couple has settled in on their $14.7 million home located in Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. The estate they have chosen boasts a number of amenities including a guest house that the couple is said to be renovated for a very special person.

Sources close to the couple have said that Harry and Meghan Markle are doing a lot of renovations to their new home, and this includes their huge guest house.

Santa Barbara is not too far away from LA, which is where Meghan is originally from. Meghan’s mother Doria is still based in LA and the couple was based in LA for some time before moving to Santa Barbara.

Now that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are based in Santa Barbara, the renovated guest house will serve as Doria’s home when she visits them.

Doria was rumored to have promised the couple to split her time between living in LA and in Santa Barbara.

The couple originally planned for Doria to live with them permanently, but Doria did not accept the offer as she is a very independent woman and believes that giving Harry and Meghan their own space.

Harry and Meghan’s decision to live in Montecito was heavily influenced by the exclusivity of the area. The couple has been very vocal about their want for privacy, and in their new home, they are surrounded by famous people and financiers who share the same sentiments.

It is least likely that their neighbors are going to say anything about the couple’s private business to tabloids.

The Sussex’ were rumored to move later this year but it was revealed that they have been living in their new home for almost 2 months now and where able to celebrate Meghan’s birthday in their private alcove.

The couple has been very busy doing multiple virtual engagements in their new home. Both Meghan and Harry are aiming to be financially independent of the Royal family and are aiming to become big in Hollywood.

Harry and Meghan are rumored to be aiming to become executive producers in Hollywood.