Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could also be pressured to evacuate their $14 million Montecito, Calif., mansion because the Palisades Fireplace continues to ravage Los Angeles.
A spokesperson for Southern California Edison advised the Telegraph Wednesday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s property falls inside a “excessive hearth danger” zone.
Energy shutdowns might happen within the ritzy enclave of Santa Barbara County because of “a Pink Flag Warning and elevated danger of wildfires,” the spokesperson shared, including that “affected prospects” have been being contacted in a number of communities, “together with Montecito.”
It’s unclear whether or not Harry, 40, and Markle, 43, have been contacted. Their reps didn’t instantly reply to Web page Six’s request for remark.
The couple has been residing within the 18,000-square-foot house with their two youngsters — Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3 — since they resigned from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the West Coast.
The manor boasts 9 bedrooms and 16 loos, whereas the sprawling property encompasses a pool, tennis court docket, tea home, rose gardens, century-old olive timber, kids’s cottage and a two-bedroom guesthouse.
Different celebrities residing within the space might additionally face evacuation, together with the royal couple’s neighbors Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Winfrey, an in depth good friend of Harry and Markle, memorably skilled injury to her property because of mudslides brought on by wildfires in 2018.
1000’s of residents have already fled the Pacific Palisades as roaring fires ripped by way of the area Tuesday and Wednesday.
About 30,000 individuals — together with celebrities akin to Ben Affleck and James Wooden — have been ordered to depart their properties.
Hours after the blaze broke out Tuesday morning, two different damaging fires ignited in close by areas.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after arriving within the Palisades and connecting with first responders battling the hearth.
“By no stretch of the creativeness are we out of the woods,” Newsom mentioned later Tuesday, including that “not a couple of” however “many constructions [were] already destroyed.”
Native firefighters are reportedly operating out of water, the Los Angeles Occasions reported.
“The hydrants are down,” one firefighter mentioned over the radio, with one other added, “Water provide simply dropped.”
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