Police called to Harry and Meghan’s home nine times in as many months

Louise Hall
<p>Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Johannesburg on 2 October 2019</p> (AP)

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Johannesburg on 2 October 2019

(AP)

Police have been called to the California home of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry nine times in as many months, reports have said.

According to widely reported data obtained by the Press Association, police have responded to calls listed as phone requests, alarm activations and property crimes at the $14m Montecito home since Prince Harry and Meghan moved into the property with one-year-old son Archie last year.

The official figures come after Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey in a bombshell interview about the security concerns he and his family have faced in recent years.

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