Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forbade photographs of their house after allowing unprecedented access to their property.
The Duchess of Sussex welcomed a journalist from the New York Times into her Montecito mansion for an article to promote her new lifestyle brand, As Ever.
However, the conditions were that the journalist, Julia Moskin, could not take any invasive photographs.
The publication wrote: "Last week’s visit the first time a reporter was invited into her kitchen showed that she is a passionate home cook who knows her way around a vinaigrette, is quick with a lemon zester and deft with a knife.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forbid photographs despite unprecedented access
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"(I was allowed in on the condition that no photographs were taken in, or of, the house.)"
According to the outlet, Prince Harry was also present in the house.
Moskin explained: "On a bright morning last week at her home in Montecito, Calif., Meghan roved between the garden, where Prince Harry stopped by the strawberry patch in Birkenstocks to say he was getting on a work call, and the vast, well-worn kitchen where her mother, Doria Ragland graceful in jeans, white T-shirt and silver nose ring rummaged for breakfast in the double-wide refrigerator."
The visit offered a rare glimpse into the Sussexes' private life whilst maintaining strict boundaries around their home's privacy.
The Sussexes moved into their £12million Montecito mansion after they stepped down as working royals and left the UK in 2020Wikimedia CommonsMoskin described how she watched Meghan put together sweet treats and food items during her time in the Montecito residence.
The visit revealed a glimpse of the family's everyday life in their California residence.
Moskin revealed that the Sussexes' home is equipped with two pizza ovens, which Meghan described as "mostly dormant."
The Duchess also shared her experience with making sourdough bread, calling it "boring and traumatic."
Archie, Lilibet and Meghan posing for a brand new picture
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The visit highlighted the Duchess's culinary interests and family dynamics in their Montecito residence.
This carefully controlled glimpse into their California life balances public interest in the couple with their desire to protect their private home environment.
