Sunday Express

Welcome Harry to Little Britain,

- By Justin Stoneman

HARRY and Meghan will be welcomed into a secret world of California’s elite when they move to Malibu.

Some of the brightest and best stars in Britain will be among their neighbours and they’ll be treated like royalty, despite having turned their backs on the Royal Family.

British billionair­e Alki David, speaking from the private beach he shares with a host of stars in Malibu, and where the royal couple are reportedly home-hunting, said the strategy behind their move was very clever.

“What people don’t realise is that Malibu has quietly become ‘Little Britain’ and that the west coast is now the hotspot for Britain’s brightest and best,” says the Coca-cola bottling heir.

“I can pop a few doors down to Sting for a pint of milk, Brit action hero Jason Statham is next door on the other side, Simon Cowell’s on the street behind, Chris Martin from Coldplay is around the corner, actor Gerard Butler has been here for years, my Malibu actor pal Jonathan Rhys Meyers... the list of creative Brit talent here is endless.

“The clever heavyweigh­ts move from London to Los Angeles. The people are relaxed, the attitude is different, the world’s biggest movie deals are done here, not in a boardroom but often over a glass of wine by the beach.

“Meghan has made a wise move and it will be great for her career, she will be around creative people who love her.”

Billionair­e Mr David, 51, says that people underestim­ate the mega deals done there.

“The world has this false impression that Los Angeles is all about the sunshine and shopping,” he says. “The reality is that it outstrips Silicon Valley on tech deals, leads the world on entertainm­ent deals of every kind, a place where world-changing ideas are bankrolled.

“Snap, Spacex, Tinder Youtube are all here in Los Angeles, the tech companies know that there is nowhere hotter.

“Peter Thiel has just shifted his operations here – the man who founded Paypal and discovered Zuckerberg and Musk rarely makes a wrong move.

“I’ve made some of the biggest deals of the year sitting on my beach deck.

“My Swissx health company has just signed a contract with British scientists to use the anti-viral properties of snake venom to help amid the current crisis. That deal would’ve taken much longer to finalise in New York or Hong Kong.

“I know from sources that the royal couple have had their eye on Petra Manor in Malibu’s Serra Retreat.

“When they join the community my girlfriend and I will welcome them on to the beach for a drink and introduce them to the other Brits here.”

Mr David’s long-term partner is Tik Tok star Leyla Q, a model who has notched up 100 million views on the social media platform this year.

She says Meghan will love a move back to the west coast.

“I think the move will really open her eyes to how social media can propel the couple’s appeal to new audiences,” she says. “I am going to invite her to join me in a special Tik Tok video. The platform is huge in Asia, Princess Diana was an icon, Meghan can become the same.

“Her creative side will blossom. There’s a fortune to be made and the offers will be numerous. She’ll also

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