Mansion shown in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary was not theirs

With its expansive views over the Pacific Ocean, stately oak ceiling, and impeccably appointed interior, it is undoubtedly a home fit for royalty.

And viewers of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series could be forgiven for assuming the couple had been filmed inside their £11 million mansion in Montecito, California.

But the MoS can reveal that the lavish setting was, in fact, a magnificent property even more expensive than his – a £27.3m, 13,599sqft, six-bedroom ‘iconic’ Montecito mansion, which is currently up for sale. sale.

According to the estate agent’s gushing description of 888 Lilac Lane, a nine-minute drive from the Sussexes’ royal home, which they bought in 2020, the mansion used for filming features a lawn, pool, spa, private gym, and ridges. shots with the quality of Wimbledon. catwalks It belongs to the wealthy businessman and ecological activist Mark Schulhof.

While the couple never actually claimed the house in the Netflix show as theirs, its interior, with its crystal chandeliers, soaring 24-foot ceilings, and private theater, drew plenty of comment.

The prestigious Architectural Digest magazine praised the mansion’s ‘great room’, ‘which is awash in light from the double-height arched windows that line the rear of the house.’

But others criticized the couple for being “deaf” for being filmed inside such a luxurious home amid a global cost-of-living crisis. A Hollywood producer said, “I found it a bit deaf to film in such opulent surroundings when there is so much suffering in the real world.”

While the ‘location house’ has its own chicken coop, like Meghan and Harry’s house, it doesn’t quite match the Sussexes’ mansion in one respect. It has 16 toilets, while Lilac Lane has only six.