With its sweeping vistas over the Pacific Ocean, majestic oak ceiling and impeccably designed inside, it’s undoubtedly a home match for royalty.
And viewers of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix collection may be forgiven for assuming the couple had been filmed inside their $20million mansion in Montecito, California.
However the Mail on Sunday can reveal that the luxurious setting was, in truth, an impressive property much more costly than their very own – a $49million, 13,599 sq ft, six-bedroom ‘iconic’ Montecito property mansion which is up on the market.
Viewers of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix collection may be forgiven for assuming the couple had been filmed inside their $20 million mansion in Montecito, California
In line with the property agent’s gushing description of 888 Lilac Lane – a 9 minute drive from the Sussexes’ actual house which they purchased in 2020 – the mansion used for filming boasts a Wimbledon-quality garden, pool, spa, personal gymnasium and pebbled walkways. It belongs to rich businessman and eco-activist Mark Schulhof.
Whereas the couple by no means really claimed the home within the Netflix present was theirs, its inside, with its crystal chandeliers, lofty 24ft-high ceilings and personal cinema, attracted a lot remark.
Prestigious Architectural Digest journal praised the mansion’s ‘nice room’, ‘which is flooded with mild from the double-height arched home windows that line the again of the home’.
Whereas the couple by no means really claimed the home within the Netflix present was theirs, its inside, with its crystal chandeliers, lofty 24ft-high ceilings and personal cinema, attracted a lot remark
However others criticised the couple for being ‘tone deaf’ for being filmed inside such a lavish house amid a worldwide price of residing disaster. A Hollywood producer mentioned: ‘It struck me as just a little tone deaf to shoot in such opulent environment when there may be a lot struggling in the actual world.’
Whereas the ‘location home’ has its personal rooster coop, as Meghan and Harry’s house does, it doesn’t match the Sussexes’ mansion in a single respect. It has 16 loos, whereas Lilac Lane boasts solely six.
In line with the property agent’s gushing description of 888 Lilac Lane (pictured)– a nine-minute drive from the Sussexes’ actual house, which they purchased in 2020 – the mansion used for filming boasts a Wimbledon-quality garden, pool, spa, personal gymnasium and pebbled walkways. It belongs to rich businessman and eco-activist Mark Schulhof
