Godfather duties! Tyler Perry arrives to visit former lodgers Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Billionaire filmmaker Tyler Perry was spotted visiting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s $14.7 million Montecito home over the weekend.
The Hollywood titan, who has offered several major boons to the royal couple as they adjusted to their lives in America, was seen hopping out of his $200,000 Lamborghini Urus and entering his $125 million private jet in Los Angeles.
He then flew for 20 minutes to Santa Barbara, where he and the Sussexes met for about two hours before heading back to his plane, which then headed to his empire in Atlanta, Georgia.
The luxury private jet is the same one that Perry allowed Meghan and Harry to use for their so-called Freedom Flight in 2020, when they left behind their old life in the UK to establish a new existence in California.
Perry, who reportedly donned a suit to see Harry and Meghan, traveled with a lone bodyguard. The filmmaker is the godfather to Lilibet Diana, and Meghan and Harry stayed at his Los Angeles mansion for months in 2020.
He was photographed in a casual outfit consisting of black On Cloud sneakers, a collared shirt, a black zip-up hoodie, and black jeans. He seemed to be carrying a large water bottle filled with a dark liquid.
Tyler Perry gets out of his $200,000 Lamborghini at a Los Angeles airport, where he boarded his private jet and flew to Montecito.
The filmmaker is the godfather to Lilibet Diana, and Meghan and Harry stayed at his Los Angeles mansion for months in 2020.
Perry boards the $125 million jet, the same one Meghan and Harry used on their so-called Freedom Flight
It was recently reported that Harry and Meghan have received invitations to King Charles’ coronation later this year, but have yet to make it clear whether or not they will attend.
A Sussex spokesperson told The Times: ‘I can confirm that the Duke recently received email correspondence from Her Majesty’s office regarding the coronation.
“We will not be releasing an immediate decision on whether the Duke and Duchess will attend at this time.”
One of the couple’s worries, according to royal experts, is to “look irrelevant” if they don’t attend King Charles’s coronation later this year.
Harry and Meghan have refused to confirm whether or not they will attend the historic event in May, but royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has said they “wouldn’t dare to be left out”. ‘
The Hollywood titan, who has offered several major boons to the royal couple as they adjusted to their American lives, was seen hopping out of his $200,000 Lamborghini Urus and entering his $125 million private jet in Los Angeles.
Perry’s casual look for the day before putting on a suit before meeting Meghan and Harry
He told MailOnline: ‘It has always been clear that King Charles would invite Harry and Meghan to the coronation. As a symbol of national unity, he believes this is important.
‘However, their answer is uncertain and poses an acute dilemma for them. On one hand, they want discussions with senior royals and accountability for what they think they went through as senior royals.
They believe that, along with the press, the royal family intended to drive them into exile. They want an apology. They won’t get it.
The Sussexes have contracts with Netflix, Spotify and Random House. They only have them because they are members of the Royal Family. If you did not attend this momentous event, you will seem very disconnected. ‘
He told MailOnline: ‘It has always been clear that King Charles would invite Harry and Meghan to the coronation. As a symbol of national unity, he believes this is important.
‘However, their answer is uncertain and poses an acute dilemma for them. On one hand, they want discussions with senior royals and accountability for what they think they went through as senior royals.
They believe that, along with the press, the royal family intended to drive them into exile. They want an apology. They won’t get it.
The Sussexes have contracts with Netflix, Spotify and Random House. They only have them because they are members of the Royal Family. If you didn’t attend this momentous event, you will seem very disconnected.’
Tyler Perry’s car turns onto a private street in Santa Barbara, where he stopped to visit Meghan and Harry.
Perry’s plane at the Santa Barbara airport, from where he flew to Atlanta, Georgia.
Fitzwilliams added: ‘The courtiers, too, are aware of his obsession with controlling the narrative and obtaining publicity. They will be strictly controlled as they were during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Discussions with other royals will focus on the weather.
So the dilemma is theirs. They won’t be missed if they don’t come by much of the British public. If they don’t, however, they risk appearing irrelevant and US polls have shown a seismic drop in their support.
‘Since they haven’t settled on constructive careers and the endless interviews, flashbacks and threats of more flashbacks are recent proof of this, I suspect they didn’t dare stay away. We will see.’
Prince Harry, who along with his wife Meghan has launched a series of extraordinary attacks on the Royal Family in recent months, has confirmed that he received an email from his father about the event.
The coronation, which will be watched by millions of people in the UK and potentially billions around the world, will take place on May 6, the same day as Harry’s son Archie’s fourth birthday.
The news comes days after Charles kicked his son and daughter-in-law out of their British home, Frogmore Cottage, a move believed to complicate future UK visits for the California-based couple.
Perry traveled with a security guard and reportedly met with Meghan and Harry for around two hours before flying again.
Perry’s massive jet has a reported value of $125 million
He drove his customized Lamborghini to the Los Angeles airport.
Harry and Meghan previously chatted with their friend Tyler Perry, who famously did the couple several big favors during their transition from life in the UK to California.
There has been much debate in recent months as to whether King Charles would invite his youngest son to his coronation.
The relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family has become strained in recent years, with Harry and Meghan publicly criticizing the Firm.
In addition to bashing the institution, Harry revealed intimate and personal conversations involving him and other members of this family in his Spare memoir, which was published earlier this year.
The publication saw explosive details of the contentious relationship between Harry and his older brother William exposed, including the Duke’s account of how they were involved in a physical altercation that left Harry visibly injured.