Meghan Markle’s Montecito neighbor claims the Duchess is not ‘an asset to our community’

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telling Daily Mail on Friday, “I personally don’t think that Meghan is an asset to our community.”“She doesn’t really go out or get involved with the community,” he added.Despite Mineards’s harsh words, he does feel slightly different about her other half.The Montecito resident described Harry as “quite jolly.”“Meghan doesn’t seem to get seen anywhere,” Mineard alleged before concluding about Harry: “And you don’t see him either.”The Post has reached out to the Sussexes’ reps for comment.Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time an alleged disgruntled neighbor has spoken out against the royal couple.In July 2023, Frank McGinity, an 88-year-old US Navy veteran, claimed he was snubbed by the “Suits” actress and the Duke of Sussex when he tried to give them films he made about the area’s history when they first moved in.“I have a big house next to Harry and Meghan’s property and I live in the guest house while renting the main house out on Airbnb,” he said in his memoir, “Get Off Your Street.”“Harry and Meghan live on old McCormick property and I went up to their gate with the films on a CD, but they weren’t interested.”McGinity claimed he was turned away by a man at the gate, who “wouldn’t take the film” and said, ‘They’re not interested.’ I was trying to be neighborly.”The author, like Mineards, opined at the time, “We don’t see them very much around here.”McGinity concluded, “It’s surprising they came here.