Prince Harry informed an interviewer at the Invictus Games he and Meghan have been "welcomed with open arms" in Montecito but locals reportedly say they have been a "no show" on account that shifting in.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "haven't turn out to be part of the community" in their US neighbourhood, it has been claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly not often considered in public in Montecito, the place they share a lavish £11million mansion and live amongst some of Hollywood's largest names.
Described as the 'Cotswolds of California', the secluded town in Santa Barbara boasts pristine beaches and gated compounds - with locals, well-known or not, recognised for having a zero tolerance policy for paparazzi.
Harry, 37, who has been in Holland with his wife, 40, for the Invictus Games, advised NBC's Today Show final week they have been "welcomed with open arms" in Montecito, adding it was once "such a exquisite community".
But it seems this type of announcement might also baffle some of the neighbours.
British gossip columnist Richard Mineards, who writes for the Montecito Journal, said the Sussexes have "been a no-show" for the reason that covertly arriving in July 2020, months after stepping down as working royals in the UK.
He told the Times : "Harry and Meghan haven’t emerge as phase of the community, and I assume a lot of humans are bristling about that really.
"It’s such a lovely location to go out and they’ve been a no-show.
"There is this large query of, ‘Where are they?’"
The duke is but to even go to Old Kings Road, a British-influenced bar on Santa Barbara's major drag with a sign in the window saying: "No w***ers."
That being said, he may additionally soon become a little extra visible, having joined the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, according to reports.
It's idea he'll play with pal Ignacio 'Nacho' Figueras, the Argentinian multimillionaire polo expert and Ralph Lauren model, when the season starts on May 1.
Fellow Etonian Andrew Bossom, who is additionally a keen polo fan, instructed the Times such a go "would be a massive step into the neighborhood neighborhood for him".
Harry is stated to have been practicing on a non-public polo area owned through motel magnate Pat Nesbitt.
Many locals are understood to have heard rumours, however, he is eager to promote up and purchase somewhere else nearby.
A similar hearsay claims Harry and Meghan had recently tried and finally given up making an attempt to get burgers from fast-food restaurant In-N-Out due to protection logistics.
By all accounts, the pair have regarded satisfied and comfortable whilst gazing the Invictus Games - an international sporting tournament for wounded, injured and unwell servicemen and women, each serving and veterans.
It was once set up by way of Harry in 2014 and stimulated with the aid of the Warrior Games in the US.
This year's match completed on Friday.
A camera crew filming for a Netflix documentary known as Heart Of Invictus - a collection from Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions following human beings competing at the match - had been considered close to the couple considering they arrived on Good Friday.
A drone may want to be considered hovering above activities that the couple had been at.
The pair signed a multimillion-pound deal with streaming giant Netflix in 2020.
It was once their first public appearance together in Europe since leaving the Firm.
They additionally made a whistle-stop day trip to Windsor on Maundy Thursday to see the Queen, as nicely as Prince Charles and Camilla.
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