The Cotswolds, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly moving to imminently, might feel a million miles away from glitzy Montecito, the Californian enclave the couple are trading in for a new chapter in the UK.
While the former is a picture-perfect portion of rural England, all honey-coloured villages, thatched cottages and rolling hills, Montecito is more sprawling gated mansions and mountain-to-ocean views.
However, there’s one thing both places very much have in common, and it’s likely to have influenced the Duke and Duchess’ thinking about their potential new home.
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