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Uwa Ede-Osifo in Montecito, California

We’ll never be royals: the California town where Prince Harry and Meghan lived says goodbye

An aerial view of houses and trees with low mountains beyond, in the setting sun.
Montecito, California, the coastal community where Prince Harry and Meghan have been living, in 2021. Photograph: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images

The bucolic coastal California town of Montecito was thrust into the limelight six years ago as the backdrop for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s second act following an acrimonious split from Buckingham Palace.

But as the couple plans their return to the United Kingdom, Montecito’s whirlwind stint on the global stage may be coming to an end.

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