At the time of her death, Queen Elizabeth II owned four official palaces and around 1,000 other properties scattered across the UK.
So when it came time for her grandchildren to choose where to live, they weren’t fighting over a seat in the basement of Buckingham Palace.
But for the sake of his mental health and the safety of his family, Prince Harry decided to take his own path in life – a path that required him to secure his own marriage.
When he and Meghan first arrived in Southern California, they stayed in a Santa Barbara mansion owned by Tyler Perry.
The pair ride out the worst of the pandemic in the house Madea built, but when the vaccine is released and the masks disappear, they decide it’s time to buy their own place.
There was only one problem – they were both unemployed.
Meghan opened up about this stressful time in a recent interview The Cut (via Yahoo! News).
She said she and Harry have a $14.65 million mansion in tony Montecito, CA, but she doesn’t think they have a chance to close.
“We were looking in this area and this house kept coming up online in the search,” the Duchess of Sussex recalled.
“We don’t have a project, so we’re not going to come and see this house,” he continued.
“It’s impossible. It’s like when I was a kid and you’re window shopping — like, I don’t want to go and see all the things I can’t afford — that’s uncomfortable.
Fortunately for Meghan and Harry, they are in a slightly more stable position than unemployed homeowners.
With Harry’s memoirs and lucrative deals with Netflix and Spotify already in the works, the Sussexes were able to secure funding for their lavish new digs.
The Cut describes the home as a “classic Tuscan villa, Napa vineyard, and Beverly Hills country club.”
It sounds pretty swanky – but it probably doesn’t compare to the conditions at Frogmore Cottage where Harry and Meghan are staying.
In recent weeks, Harry has taken Meghan as a favorite target of the British tabloid press.
But despite the coordinated smear campaign waged by that flock of vultures, he remains a popular figure on both sides of the pond.
This could be a good time for tabloid feeders to reflect on the fact that men who leave their privileges and stability to ensure the safety of their wives and children will be easier to relate to the public than a pack of sheltered snobs.
And if today’s tabloid media don’t know they’re betting on the wrong horse, they probably never will.