Harry and Meghan's neighbours say area is where 'elephants come to die'

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's neighbours have told what it is like to live near the couple as they admitted they never see them.The Duke and Dutchess of Sussex, along with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, moved to California after they left their royal roles in 2020.

One neighbour named Frank McGinty said he was snubbed at the gates of the Sussexes' plush multi-million dollar pad, saying "they're not interested" in neighbourly bonds.The US Navy vet had hoped to share his films about Montecito's history to help them settle but got the brush-off from their security.

He dishes on this frosty reception in his memoir 'Get Off Your Street', which also touches on the area's past mudslide woes.The 88 year old penned: "The gate guy turned me away and wouldn't take the film, just saying 'they're not interested'.

I was trying to be neighbourly. If they were interested in the neighbourhood I've got a lot of information."McGinity was gobsmacked when he heard that Meghan and Harry had picked the Riven Rock Estate for their nest, as it's usually a hotspot for an older crowd, not young families, reports the Express.He asserted: "It's surprising they came here.