Prince Harry and Meghan's neighbour reveals what they are really like - 'Turned me away'

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their decision to step away from royal duties in 2020, their next move came in the form of a major relocation out of the UK. , Meghan and Harry lived in Vancouver for a while with their son Archie.

Navy veteran and former neighbour of the Sussexes, Frank McGinity, says he tried to make and feel welcome by bringing them a collection of films - but shared that the pair were just "not interested". In his memoir Get Off Your Street, he wrote: "I have a big house next to Harry and Meghan's property. [They] live on old McCormick property and I went up to their gate with the films on a CD, but they weren't interested."

As reported by the , he added: "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."

As well as revealing what the pair were like, Mr McGinity also shared his surprise at the couple's choice of residence in Riven Rock Estate.

He told the Montecito Journal: "We don't see them very much around here. It's surprising they came here. People are typically older. It's where the elephants come to die."

In his book, Mr McGinity recounted the impact of the mudslides on the small enclave that sits halfway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

As well as sharing that Meghan and Harry's current home once looked like a "sea of mud or a moonscape", he shared that his own home was heavily damaged in the devastating natural disaster that left 23 people across Southern California dead.

Mr McGinity wrote: "We live in Riven Rock, a neighbourhood of 34 homes surrounded by a thick stone wall surrounding 87 acres. This is where Stanley McCormick lived for 40 years..

"But half of this beautiful estate, which Stanley created, turned to a sea of mud on January 9th, 2018. Four homes were completely destroyed. Our home took a big hit. The mud entered the rear of the house and disseminated our office, entry hall, and back bedroom. There were boulders so large in the rooms, our contractor had to chisel them apart in order to remove them.

"I found a TV from the office and a mattress near our front gate - 500 feet away. Can you imagine the fury of that mudslide?"