Meghan Markle and Harry will buy a home in LA, a royal expert has claimed. Photo / Getty Images
Meghan Markle and Harry will buy a home in LA, a royal expert has claimed. Photo / Getty Images
There are signs that buying a home in LA is high on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's radar.
The Sun reports that royal expert Emily Andrews suggested to Yahoo's The Royal Box that the couple will be buying a house in LA, where Markle's mother Doria Ragland lives so they can spend summer holidays there with Archie.
Markle and her mother have a very close relationship and it's been reported Doria has been travelling often to see her daughter and her new family.
"We know Doria and Meghan are very close, Doria has been a very special and intrinsic part of Archie's life and it would make sense if they bought someplace out in LA," said Andrews.
Markle and her mum are known to have a very close relationship. Photo / Getty Images
It's also predicted the Sussexes are likely to be required to spend more time in the US for Prince Harry and Oprah's new TV series, which focuses on mental health.
Andrews told The Royal Box: "This project with Oprah, while it's not going to be the first initiative of Sussex Royal, is a big push they are doing in the American market to try and attract donors for their new foundation."
Earlier this year, the Duke and Duchess shared that they were embarking on their own charity organisation after splitting from the Royal Foundation they shared with Prince William and Kate.
Andrews said the couple may be using their new-found independence to connect with American investors for their charity, and having a home in LA would help with this mission.
If the couple buy a home in LA, Ragland will be able to spend more time with her grandson. Photo / Getty Images
The couple is currently doing huge renovations at their Frogmore Cottage home that has so far cost taxpayers a whopping $4.6 million, The Sun reports.
They reportedly paid for upgraded fixtures and fittings in the five-bedroom house in Windsor, but the Sovereign Grant has covered the cost of replacing heating, electrics, gas and water main systems, as well as replacing ceiling beams and floor joists at the property, which has been remodelled from five separate living quarters into one residence.
But according to Buckingham Palace, the list came from an "overly protective palace official" which Harry and Meghan were not aware of, reports The Sun.
A spokesman insisted: "The Duke and Duchess had no knowledge of this briefing and no involvement in the concept or the content.
"This was a well-intentioned briefing to help a small local community know how to welcome two new residents and help them with any potential encounter.
"There was no handout or letter. The talk was undertaken by a local manager and was widely viewed as being well received."
