MEGHAN & HARRY’S HOUSE OF HORRORS!
The Sussexes have bought a mansion that harbours a most sinister and disturbing past
When Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan moved to Santa Barbara to make a fresh start and raise baby Archie in a sprawling mansion overlooking the sea, they could have never imagined they’d be buying one of California’s most controversial estates.
While boasting the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez as neighbours, hidden within the walls of their new Montecito home lies a dark and violent past.
It’s believed Harry, 35, and Meghan, 39, have taken out a $13 million mortgage to buy the mansion, which was previously owned by Russian investor Sergey Grishin.
The controversial billionaire, 54, is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his ex-wife Anna Fedoseeva, after she claimed he terrorised her and her partner with threats and violence.
QUIET BUY
According to court reports, it’s alleged Sergey pointed a gun at his ex’s head and “sent numerous death threats, violent and pornographic images”.
Sergey has denied the claims, with a spokesperson saying he believes Anna planned to defraud him out of millions to fund her life with her partner Jennifer Sulkess.
Anna has since told the media that she understands why the former royals are trying to keep the purchase under the radar.
“I keep reading articles which say that Harry and Meghan have ‘quietly’ bought this house,” she says. “I would try and keep it quiet, too.”
Despite the previous owner’s chequered history, the estate looks fit for royalty, with the mansion boasting a pool, library, theatre, arcade, children’s play area and guest house.
However, it’s not without its edgy features – the gym is fitted out with a stripper pole.