Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Montecito home ‘invaded by intruder TWICE over Christmas’
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's California mansion was invaded twice by an intruder over Christmas, reports claim.
Cops arrested the alleged trespasser after he was caught for the second time in three days in a shocking breach of royal security.
TMZ reported the intruder was first caught trespassing at the couple's 11-bedroom pad in on Christmas Eve.
He was caught there again on December 26, law enforcement sources .
Suspect Nickolas Brooks, 37, had driven all the way from , according to reports.
It was unclear if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at home at the time.
Brooks has been charged with one count of misdemeanor trespassing.
The news emerged a week after complained to .
The Duke of Sussex said that, after learning his security would be taken away, he quickly realized he needed to find a source of income for his family.
Speaking to Oprah about the streaming deal, the 36-year-old said: "We didn't have a plan.
"That was suggested by somebody else by the point of where my family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us."
Prince Harry said his own father Prince Charles had stopped taking his calls for a time and that he had been cut off financially at the start of 2020.
He said: "I've got what my mum left me, and without that, we would not have been able to do this."
However, according to The Daily Mail, informed sources have said he received a lump sum from Prince Charles in late March 2020 after he announced his decision to step aside.
They claim he was gifted “many hundreds of thousands of pounds” to meet the costs of his new life in America.
They also said that it was made clear to Meghan and Harry that there would be more money put aside for them if needed, reports claim.
Since quitting the Royal Family, Meghan and Harry have signed two massive deals - one with Netflix rumored to be worth north of $100million and another with Spotify believed to be worth about $25million.
Harry said: "The biggest concern was that while we were in Canada, in someone else's house, and then I got told short notice that security was going to be removed.
"So suddenly it dawned on me, hang on a second, the borders could be closed, we're going to have our security removed, who knows how long lockdown is going to be.
"The world knows where we are. It's not safe. It's not secure."
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Meghan and Harry alleged that a senior royal asked Harry how "dark" Archie's skin tone would be - but during the chat, they refused to point fingers.
During the interview, Meghan broke down in tears as she revealed she told Harry she "didn't want to be alive anymore".
She said she had suicidal thoughts and begged for help from the Firm after struggling with her mental health - saying it was her husband who "saved" her.
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Asked by Oprah: "Were you silent or were you silenced?", Meghan replied: "The latter."
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Meghan also used the story of The Little Mermaid to describe her experience in the royal family.
The Duchess likened herself to the character Ariel - who falls in love with a Prince and ends up losing her voice.