Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quietly dealt with an intruder who broke into their property in Montecito, California over the holidays, legitimizing their intense concerns about the lack of security following their Megxit move to the United States.
According to TMZ, police have confirmed that a 37-year-old man named Nickolas Brooks was caught on Christmas Eve entering the lush grounds where the Duke, Duchess and their infant son, Archie, live.
Fortunately, he was spotted and escorted off the property, but only received a warning from Santa Barbara County sheriff officers not to return.
Two days later, the stubborn culprit did just that, resulting in his arrest. Brooks is currently facing one count of violations.
In August, Harry and Meghan bought the Santa Barbara home for $ 14.5 million in the prestigious Montecito neighborhood. The couple made the move after their stay in Vancouver at the start of the pandemic, when their whereabouts were released to the public and their security was taken away.
‘Suddenly it dawned on me,’ Hold on, the borders can be closed. The world knows where we are. It’s not safe, it’s not safe, we probably need to get out of here, ” Harry, 36, recalled Oprah Winfrey during the couple’s bombshell interview on Sunday.
Before finding their own place, the couple stayed with Tyler Perry in his $ 18 million in Beverly Hills mansion, where he also gave the family of three a security detail.
Harry also revealed during the couple’s sit-down with Winfrey that his legacy from mother, Princess Diana, supported his family after he was cut off financially by the royals.