‘Stalker’ arrested outside Harry and Meghan’s Californian mansion

A 29-year-old man was allegedly caught lurking outside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s California mansion in the middle of the night on Monday.

A 29-year-old man was allegedly caught lurking outside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s California mansion in the middle of the night on Monday.

Kevin Garcia Valdovinos, 29, was arrested and later booked on misdemeanour stalking charges when the royal couple’s security team noticed the man near the Montecito property around 2am., TMZ and the New York Post reported.

There’s no indication if Prince Harry, Markle, or either of their two children — Archie, 4, or Lilibet, 1, — were home at the time of the arrest.

Markle was in New York City on Tuesday evening alongside Harry and her mother Doria for the Ms. Foundation awards ceremony as she received the 2023 Women of Vision Award “for her global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women and girls.”

Valdovinos was released on $2,500 bail, according to the outlet.

The Post has reached out to the Santa Barbara Police Department.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex purchased the lavish 18,000-square-foot home, which rests on 5.4 acres, for $14.5 million in 2020.

It marks the second time the royal couple was targeted by a potential intruder.

A 29-year-old man was allegedly caught lurking outside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s California mansion in the middle of the night on Monday.

Markle was in New York City on Tuesday evening alongside Harry and her mother Doria for the Ms. Foundation awards ceremony.

There’s no indication if Prince Harry, Markle, or either of their two children — Archie, 4, or Lilibet, 1, — were home at the time of the arrest.

In 2020, Ohio man Nickolas Brooks, 37, was caught trespassing on the property Christmas Eve and issued a warning.

Brooks was cited for misdemeanour trespassing when he returned to the home two days later, but his motive was unclear.

“I don’t know why I went to their place, that’s kind of where I ended up. I drove across the country — I know it’s crazy,” Brooks told The Sun in March 2021.

“I’ve been told to stay away and that I’m never allowed back there but I don’t have to appear in court. I was in jail for a night and they told me to stay away in future.”

This story first appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.