"Finding a house in the middle of a pandemic is difficult, but they were able to find a peaceful home in Santa Barbara. A home that they have bought with their own money," Scobie tells ET."There's been a lot of speculation about Prince Charles potentially funding this. But this is really a moment for them to find their independence. They've done this on their own."
"One of the most difficult things for Harry and Meghan was moving to the U.S. and not actually having a home of their own," Scobie says, adding that many people speculated the couple were staying in Los Angeles."It's been interesting to see this line drawn between Harry and Meghan's decision to move to California to some sort of connection to Hollywood. Of course, they're now living in Santa Barbara, a hundred miles away from Los Angeles.
"I think moving slightly out of the city and somewhere where other celebrities are able to enjoy privacy, such as Oprah or Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, they're really able to now create a safe place to raise Archie, away from prying eyes," notes Scobie. "Doria is a big helpful hand in their lives and one of the reasons that they chose to be in California in the first place," he says."I think for them it was really only over a matter of the U.K. or the U.S. to be near one side of the family or the other. Santa Barbara is a place Meghan has visited many times… but of course, they visited Oprah's place. I'm sure they would have been very impressed by the place that she has and wanted a slice of it for themselves.
Independence? They're still costing the taxpayer and have no intention of paying us back for all they've taken in the past!