Meghan Markle & Prince Harry had to hire a £231-an-hour specialist to look after the FISH at £12m Montecito mansion

PRINCE Harry whitethorn person near down royal palaces - but helium present lives successful a swanky £12million pad with Meghan Markle that comes with immoderate alternatively ample costs.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex splashed retired their Montecito mansion successful 2020 and they were informed determination was a 1 drawback with the property.

The occupation was the nine-bedroom location already had immoderate precise peculiar residents who called it home… the koi carp successful the pond.

Writing successful his bombshell memoir Spare, Prince Harry wrote: “We recovered a place.

“Priced astatine a steep discount. Just up the coast, extracurricular Santa Barbara. 

“Lots of room, ample gardens, a climbing frame—even a pond with koi carp. 

“The koi were stressed, the property cause warned. 

“So are we. We’ll each get on famously. 

“No, the cause explained, the koi request precise peculiar care.”

The Duke of Sussex revealed helium was informed that helium would person to “hire a koi guy” for the stressed fish, and helium had enquired arsenic to wherever to find a specialist.

He continued: “The cause wasn’t sure. We laughed. First-world problems.”

According to Aquatic Veterinary Services, a mobile veterinary signifier taking attraction of favored food successful California, a food introspection tin outgo $300 (£231) for an archetypal work interest positive mileage costs, and past $25 (£19) per fish.

Following diagnostics, further humor enactment oregon ultrasound tests tin beryllium recommended by veterinary unit astatine other cost, positive immoderate attraction needed.

However, the food costs are a driblet successful the h2o compared to the spot terms itself, with Meghan and Harry securing a $9.5million (£7.2million) owe for their 7.4-acre home, aft putting down a hefty deposit.

Harry’s ‘dream’ home

The mates look to beryllium delighted with their caller pad, with Harry writing: “We took a tour. The spot was a dream. 

“So we pulled unneurotic a down-payment, took retired a mortgage, and successful July 2020 we moved in.”

He said the determination lone took a mates of hours arsenic everything they owned had fitted into 13 suitcases - and they had a quiescent portion successful solemnisation and roasted a chickenhearted for dinner.

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped backmost from royal duties, they said they would enactment toward becoming what they called "financially independent."

So acold they person secured deals with Netflix and Spotify, with Harry’s publication bringing successful a $20million (£15million) beforehand from steadfast Penguin Random House, according to Forbes.

The sprawling 16-bath location is located successful a star-studded enclave successful California and sits connected 5.4 acres of land.

Fit for royalty, it features a library, office, spa, gym, crippled room, wine cellar and five-car garage, it's believed.

The property besides boasts sweeping lawns, tiered roseate gardens, gangly Italian cypress trees, blooming lavender, olive trees, a tennis court, beverage house, children's cottage and a pool. 

There is adjacent a chickenhearted coop with “Archie’s Chick Inn”, which has rescue hens.

The couple, who unrecorded determination with Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, person treated fans to glimpses of their aggregate surviving spaces connected respective occasions - showing disconnected a minimalist vibe.

‘Boutique hotel’ 

Despite the location sounding similar a imagination pad, it does travel with a batch of work, according to Eric Bramlett, realtor and proprietor of Bramlett Residential successful Austin, Texas.

Speaking to Fabulous, Eric shared: “Managing a $14million mansion similar Harry and Meghan's successful Montecito takes a batch of work. 

“Even for modern luxury homes that big, you request a good-sized unit and precocious operating costs.

“A location with 9 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, a pool, tennis court, and guesthouse astir apt needs astir 10-15 full-time staff. 

“That could see housekeepers, a location manager, backstage chef, and apt immoderate information due to the fact that they are famous.

Just paying the unit salaries, utilities, landscaping, maintenance, security, and much could easy outgo hundreds of thousands per year. 

“Big renovations and repairs similar roofing, HVAC, appliances would outgo adjacent much sometimes.”

He added that the grounds - including the pool, trees and tennis tribunal - volition necessitate groundsmen and nonrecreational help.

Eric continued: “It's similar moving a tiny boutique edifice with residential service. 

“The costs heap up quick, but it comes with luxury living. 

“Keeping a spot this large decently staffed and maintained takes large money.”

Harry’s worth

Thankfully, Prince Harry is thought to person an awesome net worth of astir £48million from inheritance and their assorted ventures.

In 1994, The Queen Mother enactment distant astir £19million into a spot money for her large grandchildren - which includes William and Harry.

According to The Guardian, the brothers divided £6million of this spot astatine property 21 and Harry took the bulk of the wealth to "compensate for not becoming sovereign".

When they scope 40 they reportedly get to divided different £8million, but the different grandchildren, including Eugenie and Beatrice volition get a fewer cardinal pounds each.

As good arsenic funds coming successful from their large grandmother, Forbes reported that Princess Diana near her boys astir £8million aft taxes.

It was besides acceptable up that erstwhile William and Harry turned 25, they would commencement to person astir £340,000 a year.

Before she tied the knot with Harry, Meghan was worthy an estimated £3.5million, arsenic a effect of her relation successful American play Suits.

Meghan is present astir to motorboat her caller manner brand, American Riviera Orchard, which could merchantability cookbooks, jams and homeware.