Prince Harry is reportedly looking to buy a beach house in Australia as a hideaway similar to the one his mother, Princess Diana, had when she was still alive.
A source claimed in a report on Women's Day that the Duke of Sussex is keen on finding the same house without telling his wife at first. The source said that the Duchess of Sussex was "very shocked" and was not impressed when she found out about Prince Harry's plan.
However, Meghan ended up supporting what Harry wants because it will, allegedly, make Prince William "furious" if they get hold of something that has a connection to Princess Diana.
According to royal biographer Judy Wade, the Princess of Wales stayed in beach house in Mollymook, New South Wales, before she decided to marry Prince Charles. Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, rented the place that was in a private area with a lot of tall gum trees.
Wade described the property in her book Diana: The Intimate Portrait, as a "modern, dark-stained timber beach house." It was not visible from the road so Diana enjoyed the surroundings without the press following her around.
The source said that Harry wants to have the same privacy so he's looking for his mother's hideaway. The Duke of Sussex also believes that this beach house was Princess Diana's "spiritual home."
The news came after it was claimed Harry and Meghan recently bought a $15 million mansion in Montecito, California without Prince Charles' financial assistance. Also, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly paid off the cost of their Frogmore Cottage home renovation in Windsor in full, after they closed a production deal with the streaming platform Netflix.
Sources said that Prince Harry and Meghan are now financially independent from Prince Charles and the Sovereign Grant after stepping back from their royal duties in March. The Sussexes are reportedly relieved that they no longer owe the British taxpaying public any money and they could finally invest their own income into other lucrative deals.
The Sussex pair received much criticisms from the public for keeping part of their lives private, such as the christening of their son Archie Harrison, while still receiving funds from the Sovereign Grant. Royal expert Richard Kay explained that this showed how Harry and Meghan were happy to use public money but not when they have to share facets of their life to people. Unfortunately for the Sussexes, sharing things about themselves is part and parcel of living the royal spotlight.
