{"id":886,"date":"2025-10-24T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-shares-intimate-look-at-her-daily-life-with-prince-harry-and-their-kids-at-14-65-million-mansion\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:49:32","slug":"meghan-markle-shares-intimate-look-at-her-daily-life-with-prince-harry-and-their-kids-at-14-65-million-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-shares-intimate-look-at-her-daily-life-with-prince-harry-and-their-kids-at-14-65-million-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Shares Intimate Look at Her Daily Life With Prince Harry and Their Kids at $14.65 Million Mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> has offered an inside look into her life at home with <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and their two children, revealing how they have turned their $14.65 million Montecito mansion into a sanctuary of safety for their family. <\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old mother of two, who shares son <strong>Archie<\/strong>, 6, and daughter <strong>Lilibet<\/strong>, 4, with Harry, 41, opened up about her daily routine inside her sprawling abode during an intimate conversation with her former sorority sister, <strong>Courtney Adamo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Courtney\u2014who met during their freshman year at Northwestern University\u2014sat down together at an event entitled &#8220;Compare Notes on Creating a Home That\u2019s Filled With Joy,&#8221; which was held at the Godmothers bookstore in Summerland, CA, on Oct. 23. <\/p>\n<p>During the event, which was held to celebrate the release of Courtney&#8217;s book, &#8220;The Family Home: Inspiring Ideas For A Home Filled With Joy,&#8221; Meghan opened up about the rituals that she and Harry have implemented in their home, starting with filling the property with music first thing in the morning. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is turn the music on in the house,&#8221; she shared. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan Markle has shared an intimate look inside her life at home with husband Prince Harry and their two children.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Substack\/Godmothers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/85f036959de696f54c9939f722469b48w-c2939391429srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle at Godmothers event\" class=\"wp-image-1079857\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, 44, opened up about her family&#8217;s favorite rituals during an event held at the Godmothers bookstore in Summerland, CA, where she appeared alongside her former sorority sister, Courtney Adamo.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Substack\/Godmothers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meghan revealed that the family also shares a daily &#8220;rose and thorn,&#8221; detailing one positive and one negative experience from throughout their day, admitting that her daughter, Lilibet, is particularly fond of this routine. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our daughter she&#8217;s 4, and she&#8217;s a very strong personality and she&#8217;s incredible,&#8221; Meghan shared. &#8220;And now she&#8217;s in this moment where I say, &#8216;What&#8217;s your rose and your thorn?&#8217; And she goes, &#8216;My day was just a blast.&#8217;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When the children aren&#8217;t feeling their best, however, the Sussexes have a specific home item on hand to cheer them up: a &#8220;healing blanket&#8221; that was gifted to the family by Godmothers bookstore founder <strong>Victoria Jackson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As for welcoming guests into her home, Meghan has several hosting traditions that she picked up in a bid to make people feel as comfortable as possible\u2014noting that she regularly goes barefoot inside her house, even when she has people over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It demystifies,&#8221; she said, adding that she will also usually open the door with an apron on. &#8220;People walk in and go, \u2018Oh, she\u2019s in this with me.\u2019 And what are they drawn to? Your kitchen. They come right in, and suddenly everyone\u2019s a little bit softened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rather than offering to brew guests a cup of tea or coffee, Meghan noted that she usually has a hot cider or a hot toddy warming on the stove, which she invites people to serve themselves. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love people being able to serve themselves, and having things on the stove that everyone can help themselves to,&#8221; she explained. <\/p>\n<p>The final feature of Meghan&#8217;s at-home hosting lineup is, of course, music, which she says she &#8220;always has on in the background.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All of these rituals have made the family so comfortable at home that the As Ever founder admitted she rarely leaves the house without taking a small piece of it with her.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always travel with a candle,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;I am so conscious and sensitive to fragrance, and I associate that with home.&#8221; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/9e464c863d019237e87ab0f6b26115faw-c3058684649srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Harry and Meghan\" class=\"wp-image-935224\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mother of two revealed that the first thing she does at home is turn on music.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/fb5ac25fc404ab34cf00b797b96bd1bdw-c3186906592srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan and Harry with their children\" class=\"wp-image-1079859\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">She added that she and Harry do a daily &#8220;rose and thorn&#8221; discussion with their kids.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/eac09936167691a20e2456e63840c796w-c913652105srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry Reveals Glimpse at $14.65 Million Montecito Mansion In Surprise Video Appearance\" class=\"wp-image-975271\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The couple moved into their $14.65 million Montecito mansion in 2020.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Google Maps)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meghan has previously opened up about the importance of her home serving as a &#8220;safe haven&#8221; for her children while revealing why she declined to film her Netflix show, &#8220;With Love, Meghan,&#8221; at the property. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to protect that safe haven,&#8221; she told People. &#8220;We&#8217;re a close-knit family, and I love those moments\u2014putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred time together at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our kitchen is where Mama just cooks for the family, and with a crew of 80-plus people, that&#8217;s a lot of people to have in your house!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s latest glimpse into her home life comes just days after she and Harry candidly revealed their greatest parenting fears while warning about the dangers of social media usage among young people. <\/p>\n<p>The couple traveled to&nbsp;Manhattan&nbsp;from&nbsp;their home in Montecito&nbsp;to attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds, earlier this month, when they were honored as &#8220;humanitarians of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taking to the stage to accept their award,&nbsp;Harry and Meghan openly revealed their growing concerns about how to protect their children in an increasingly digital age, with the mother of two admitting that she is afraid about how she can &#8220;safeguard&#8221; the kids, while also allowing them to &#8220;embrace&#8221; the positive aspects of technology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our children, Archie and Lili, are just 6 and 4 years old. Luckily, still too young for social media, but we know that day is coming,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology\u2019s benefits while safeguarding against its dangers. That hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harry, meanwhile, shed some light on the thousands of families who have been devastated by the fallout from social media use among children, who have been driven to suicide or suffered severe mental health issues as a result of online bullying and toxicity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight, we are all here together to focus on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Let me share a number with you: 4,000. That\u2019s how many families the Social Media Victims Law Centre is currently representing\u2014families whose children have been harmed or lost forever to social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;4,000 cases at just one firm. And that number represents only those parents who have been able to link their child\u2019s circumstance to social media use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/23c75b4261390f228e3cfb00adb90ae3w-c3883591728srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Harry and Meghan discuss parenting fears at New York event\" class=\"wp-image-1073629\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan has been more open in recent months about sharing images of her kids.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Instagram\/Meghan Markle)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/7f038765d85cb3eb23e8562468703a23w-c400876877srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle Reveals Most Intimate Glimpse Yet Inside Her and Prince Harry&#039;s Life at Home With Kids Archie and Lilibet\" class=\"wp-image-1020568\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">She relaunched her Instagram account in January and has since shared multiple candid photos of her husband and children.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Instagram\/Meghan)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/5d31d4d145ebc691af8653afa1b6d683w-c4272593149srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle Reveals Most Intimate Glimpse Yet Inside Her and Prince Harry&#039;s Life at Home With Kids Archie and Lilibet\" class=\"wp-image-1020553\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The posts have offered a small glimpse inside the Sussexes&#8217; home life.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(Instagram\/Meghan)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry added that, while some parents have realized that they have legal power to &#8220;fight back against some of the wealthiest, most powerful corporations in the world,&#8221; doing so cannot help to provide &#8220;closure&#8221; for those who continue to grieve over the loss of their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a pivotal moment in our collective mission to protect children and support families in the digital age,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan have long been outspoken about the dangers of social media and unregulated AI, and vowed to continue raising awareness through initiatives launched by their non-profit, the Archewell Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The couple has also taken steps to protect their own children online, although Meghan&nbsp;<em>has<\/em>&nbsp;been more open about sharing glimpses into their lives on her personal Instagram account, which she relaunched on New Year&#8217;s Day after going several years without a public social media presence.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Duchess of Sussex has shared multiple photos and videos of both of her children, including snapshots of Archie and Lilibet in and around the family&#8217;s $14.65 million Montecito mansion and clips from a trip to Disneyland, although she ensures that their faces are always concealed from view.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan moved into their sprawling Montecito abode in 2020, soon after they quit their roles as senior working royals, having stumbled across the Mediterranean-style dwelling online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were looking in this area and this house kept popping up online in searches,&#8221; she told The Cut, of their house-hunting process during a 2022 interview.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Meghan admitted that she and Harry were initially concerned that they wouldn&#8217;t be able to afford the home, noting that\u2014at the time\u2014they were both unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn\u2019t have jobs, so we were just not going to come and see this house. It wasn\u2019t possible,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It\u2019s like when I was younger and you\u2019re window shopping\u2014it\u2019s like,&nbsp;&#8216;I don\u2019t want to go and look at all the things that I can\u2019t afford\u2014that doesn\u2019t feel good.&#8217;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, her fascination with the nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom estate won out and they went to view the home in person\u2014with Meghan revealing that they fell in love with it before even setting foot inside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the first things my husband saw when we walked around the house was those two palm trees,&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;We did everything we could to get this house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Miami market relevance<\/h2>\n<p>If this topic impacts buyers or sellers, the most useful context is what is happening locally. 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