{"id":542106,"date":"2026-03-24T10:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542106\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:01:09","slug":"meghan-markle-prince-harry-snubbed-by-montecito-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542106\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry snubbed by Montecito neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix bosses aren\u2019t the only ones distancing themselves from the Sussexes.<\/p>\n<p>A source tells Page Six that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s Montecito, Calif. neighbors are over it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are avoiding them,\u201d says an area source. \u201cNo one wants to be seen with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s neighbors don\u2019t want to be seen with the couple, says a source. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re told that the cold shoulder wasn\u2019t caused by a recent spate of articles that have been critical of the pair \u2014 including a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/royal-family\/netflix-boss-takes-swipe-at-meghan-markle-after-streamer-cuts-ties-with-royals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety story claiming Netflix boss <\/a>Ted Sarandos refused to be on calls with the former royal without a lawyer present. (A Netflix spokesperson and Markle\u2019s attorney called those claims \u201cabsolutely inaccurate\u201d and \u201cblatantly false.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Sources say the frosty reception in their tony neighborhood has been years in the making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not hate,\u201d says a source, \u201cIt\u2019s just a growing awareness that they\u2019re takers with zero self-awareness. Everyone\u2019s exhausted by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair moved into the $14.65 million home in 2020 after stepping away from royal duties.  Google maps<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex insisted, \u201cThey have a great relationship with their neighbors and love their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair snapped up the $14.65 million Montecito mansion in 2020 after stepping back from royal duties and relocating to California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have settled into the quiet privacy of their community since their arrival and hope that this will be respected for their neighbors, as well as them for a family,\u201d a spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-have-found-a-new-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vogue at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hear their neighbors are \u201cexhausted,\u201d by them. Netflix<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor previously said Markle was not an \u201casset\u201d to the community. Netflix<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Markle posted photos of herself and daughter, Princess Lilibet, in the home\u2019s garden to hawk her new $225 luxury flower boxes for sale through her As Ever brand.<\/p>\n<p>The area is home to numerous celebs including Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Arianna Grande, and Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Sharon Stone told Access Hollywood, \u201cYou know, the thing about them that is so great is they didn\u2019t come here to live off of our community, they came here to be a part of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the initial shine seems to have been wearing off for some time. <\/p>\n<p>The wealthy neighborhood is known for it\u2019s celebrity tenants.  ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/29\/royal-family\/controlled-meghan-markle-doesnt-fit-in-with-montecito-crowd-unlike-approachable-prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">neighbor Richard Mineards<\/a> said Markle was not an \u201casset\u201d to the area in the German documentary \u201cHarry: The Lost Prince.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally don\u2019t think that Meghan is an asset to our community\u2026 She doesn\u2019t really go out or get involved with the community, he said. \u2018Harry has to a certain extent, because he\u2019s quite jolly\u2026but Meghan doesn\u2019t seem to get seen anywhere\u2026. And you don\u2019t see him either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was recently announced that Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-exit-from-netflix-cost-streamer-millions-sources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">severed their partnership<\/a> with As Ever after 11 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix bosses aren\u2019t the only ones distancing themselves from the Sussexes. 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