Few, if any, public figures are more obsessed with micro-managing every aspect of their public image quite like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
But their efforts continue to blow up in their faces.
And now Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a mutiny after their neighbors blew a gasket over this major affront.
At their breaking point
Right before the ruling class elites took advantage of the COVID pandemic to lock down most of the so-called “free world” in January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “stepped down” as senior members of the figurehead British royal family.
At the time, they claimed that they wanted “more freedom and flexibility,” and were “frustrated” by the constant media attention they received, leading some more gullible souls to believe that they were planning to leave the spotlight behind in favor of a more normal private life.
In reality, though, they’ve done the exact opposite, seeking out any and every opportunity for more fame and fortune in Hollywood, all while still claiming they want “privacy.”
As a matter of fact, the entire ordeal so perfectly encapsulates the absurd levels to which the rich and famous are completely disconnected from reality that South Park devoted an entire episode to mocking the former British royals turned “influencers,” entitled “Worldwide Privacy Tour,” which Harry and Meghan unsuccessfully attempted to sue the show over.
Regardless, after going all-in on becoming “influencers,” the couple chose to relocate their family to Montecito, a small, left-wing elitist, oceanfront enclave in California’s Santa Barbara County.
And in doing so, they’ve apparently turned the town upside down, bringing with them hoards of paparazzi and attention the town’s less than 9,000 residents want nothing to do with.
During an interview with Fox News, To Di For Daily podcast host Kinsey Schofield revealed that she’s heard from numerous Montecito residents who are up in arms over the chaos Harry and Meghan have brought to their town.
“Montecito residents tell me that their disdain is primarily focused on Meghan because she gives off ‘new money energy,’” Schofield told Fox News. “They don’t believe that Harry and Meghan are financially literate.”
Schofield added that the wealthy residents think the couple’s constant attempts to jumpstart their “influencer” careers “come off as desperation.”
“Local villains”
After previously failing with her past attempt at being a “lifestyle influencer” with her blog, The Tig, in 2017, Meghan is in the process of once again attempting to make herself into a “lifestyle influencer, this time as a with her new brand American Riviera Orchard, which is reportedly set to sell everything from expensive dog treats and jams to tableware and cosmetics.
But if she was counting on her Montecito neighbors to buy some of her products, she was sorely mistaken.
“Neighbors have a hard time processing why someone would turn their back on tiaras in pursuit of Tupperware,” Schofield said. “Selling pots and pans with an American Riviera Orchard logo on it just does not compete with state visits with world leaders.”
Vanity Fair also spoke with several Montecito residents who live near the couple, and they informed the outlet that Harry and Meghan have become “local villains.”
The residents said that since Harry and Meghan brought their media circus to town with them, their community has been overrun by “out-of-towners.”
British royal expert and photographer Helena Chard explained that their neighbors feel the couple has brought with them “negative, unwanted drama” that is now “seeping into their once-quiet neighborly area.”
“Montecito, once a hidden jewel, is now on a pedestal due to the Meghan and Harry celebrity association,” Chard added. “The unwelcomed attention has also highlighted other high-profile Hollywood Montecito residents and draws crowds of voyeurs to the area. They fill the restaurants, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Hollywood stars.”
As one neighbor put it in an interview with Vanity Fair, “I still think they’re the most entitled, disingenuous people on the planet.”
“They moved away from England to get away from the scrutiny of the press, and all they do is try and get in the press in the United States,” the neighbor rightly pointed out.
No matter how hard Prince Harry and Meghan Markle try, they can’t seem to stop people from seeing through their desperation for fortune and fame.