Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Santa Barbara Mansion Is Their 'Forever Home,' 'Finding Freedom' Author Says

It has not even been a month since the news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shifting into their Montecito mansion made the headlines. The former royal couple, who left the UK earlier this year, was in Canada for a while before they shifted base to Los Angeles.

, residents in Montecito (a small and very fancy town outside Santa Barbara) aren't thrilled by the influx of paparazzi, helicopters, and tourists in the region.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be offered a seven-figure mega-deal by Spotify to produce podcasts, according to reports.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped down from their roles as senior royals earlier this year, are now seeking private projects in order to get funding. And streaming giant Spotify is reported to be hoping to sign up the former royals following the success of The Michelle Obama podcast, which launched last month.

Margot Robbie says she is planning to invite  Prince Harry  and  Meghan Markle  around to her Los Angeles home for dinner. The 30-year-old actress confirmed she previously met Harry at social gatherings, and thinks of him as an entertaining guest.

told People. "They can hope to give Archie as normal a life as possible there," the insider said.

Prince William won’t be traveling to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Montecito mansion anytime soon. According to Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie, the two brothers still barely speak.“I think the distance between the brothers grew wider and wider,” Scobie said on True Royalty TV on Sunday, August 16.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently purchased a new home in Montecito, Santa Barbara.The couple didn't ask Prince Harry's dad, Prince Charles, for any help when making the purchase.A source told Us Weekly that the couple wanted to buy their house independently of the royal family.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are getting settled into their new home in Montecito.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new Santa Barbara house has 16 bathrooms. 16! One six! I could have one shower to wash my hair, and another to condition, and another to exfoliate my legs, and still have an entire 13 bathrooms still unused! According to Page Six, the property cost Meghan and Harry $14,650,000, and stretches over 18,000 square feet.

, the couple spent $14,650,000 on the home, which is on 5 acres of land and features a casual 9 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. I repeat: 16 bathrooms.

told People, "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year." Meghan, Harry, and baby Archie are already enjoying the privacy of their new town, which is around 100 miles away from their former location, Los Angeles. "They 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 for them as a family," their representative said.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are setting down more permanent roots in California, and they aren't doing so in Los Angeles. The couple's reps confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have bought a home in Santa Barbara, about an hour and half outside of L.A., and moved there in July.This isn't surprising, as royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's book Finding Freedom revealed that their initial home in L.A.

Finding Freedom, Meghan and Prince Harry were sent a frightening letter a few months ahead of their wedding that contained an Thankfully, Meghan and Harry's security team intercepted the letter and found the powder to be harmless, but Meghan and Harry were reportedly so shaken that they couldn't sleep soundly that night.

People, however, a representative for the pair confirmed they have “settled into the quiet privacy” of their new home – which lies about 100 miles north of L.A.“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year,” they stated.