Meghan eyes off sprawling $39 million Vancouver mansion
Meghan and Harry may have ditched the British palaces – but they’re hardly slumming it in Canada. They’re now reportedly looking at buying a sprawling waterfront.
Meghan Markle is househunting in one of Canada’s most exclusive enclaves, eyeing a $27 million (A$39 million) waterfront property in Vancouver in yet another sign that she and Prince Harry are planning a permanent move away from Britain.
The Duchess of Sussex, who fled to Canada with eight-month-old Archie shortly after she and Prince Harry announced their split from the royal family earlier this month, has been holed up on Vancouver Island in a lavish property owned by a Canadian billionaire while her husband deals with the fallout of their bombshell announcement in London.
Meghan is reportedly interested in purchasing a sprawling 641 square metre property in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the Vancouver skyline, according to a report in the UK’s Sun newspaper. The 108-year-old mansion on four levels features six bedrooms and five bathrooms and six-metre beachside walls and tall hedges for privacy.
“Meghan has expressed an interest in this beautiful house,” a realtor told the newspaper last week. “It would be perfect for her, Harry and little Archie.
“The neighbourhood is known as a haven for wealthy people and has a very laid-back atmosphere. I’m sure they would be very happy there, and they would be welcomed with open arms.”
The neighbourhood features yoga on nearby Kitsilano Beach and is home to a group of moneyed entrepreneurs, including Canadian billionaire Chip Wilson, who founded the Lululemon yoga wear empire and whose mansion is worth more than $58 million.
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