Meghan Markle’s newest Netflix collection, With Love, Meghan, has formally made its debut, however there’s one factor followers will not see: a glimpse inside her real-life dwelling in Montecito, California.
As a substitute, the Duchess of Sussex selected a unique location to host her way of life present.
In With Love, Meghan, the Duchess invitations associates and celebrities to a stunning California property, the place she shares her private insights on cooking, gardening and entertaining.
All through the present, Meghan is joined by celeb friends and shut associates, reminiscent of Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer, Roy Choi and her husband, Prince Harry.
So why did not Meghan showcase her personal Montecito dwelling within the collection? The actual purpose behind her determination to maintain her residence personal comes right down to defending her household’s sanctuary.
With Love, Meghan was filmed at a close-by farmhouse just some miles away from the Sussexes’ Montecito property. The luxurious four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom farmhouse is owned by native philanthropists Tom and Sherrie Cipolla, who bought the property for $4.7 million in 2017.
The property’s present worth is estimated to be over $8 million. The property, with its lush grounds stuffed with lemon and avocado bushes, served as the right setting for the collection. An extra barn on the property was additionally used as a secondary filming location.
This is not the primary time Meghan and Harry have opted for an alternate property for a Netflix challenge. Of their 2022 documentary Harry & Meghan, the couple filmed interviews at a close-by $30 million property.
Meghan revealed that she selected to movie With Love, Meghan away from her Montecito dwelling to make sure her household’s privateness. “I needed to guard that protected haven,” she defined in an interview with Individuals. She added, “We’re a close-knit household, and I like these moments -putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch collectively, having sacred time collectively on the finish of the day.”
In 2020, Harry and Meghan purchased their Montecito dwelling after relocating from the UK in March of the identical yr. Simply two months earlier than their transfer, the couple introduced they had been stepping again from their senior royal duties, with the intention of turning into financially unbiased whereas nonetheless supporting Queen Elizabeth. They bought their California property shortly after the announcement and have made it their personal household sanctuary ever since.
With Love, Meghan is now accessible for streaming on Netflix.
