Markle’s Toronto home up for sale

Meghan Markle’s former Toronto home is on the market as the U.S. actress prepares for her royal wedding next May.

The house she rented in the Toronto neighbourhood of Seaton Village was listed for sale at $1.395 million last week.

Markle rented the twostorey house since about 2011, when she started filming the TV series Suits. It is owned by Kevin O’Neill and Elizabeth Cabral, a fashion editor and stylist, who reportedly purchased it in 2007 for $508,000.

While some have speculated that its famous tenant and her weekend house guest are responsible for the home’s jump in price, the average price of a house in Seaton Village is $1.22 million; more than half of them are worth $1 million to $1.5 million.

The modest home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a detached garage with a special perk: an exit into a back laneway that may have allowed the couple to dodge paparazzi.

It’s being sold by Freeman Real Estate, and realtor.ca described it as a “stylish designer inspired home ... perfect for entertaining.”

The actress lived with her two rescue pups, Guy and Bogart. She often posted photos on Instagram of them lounging around the house and backyard.

The prince met Markle in London on a blind date in the summer of 2016 and visited her at the Toronto home several times throughout their long-distance relationship. They made their first public appearance together in September at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto.

TYLER ANDERSON / NATIONAL POST The Toronto home that actress Meghan Markle rented and where Prince Harry is known to have stayed with her is now on the market.