Overview

• An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast on July 30 triggered a tsunami warning for the California coastline, including Montecito.
• The Montecito Fire Protection District said no evacuations are required but warned that hazardous waves could arrive over the next several hours.
• Their Montecito neighborhood faced wildfire threats earlier this year when preventive power shutoffs were implemented in the designated high fire risk area.
• Harry and Meghan’s five-year-old estate, purchased for about €13 million in 2020, is now valued at over €25 million as the local real estate market has surged.
• Insiders say the couple plans to continue raising their children in California and will visit the U.K. only for charitable engagements, with no plans for a permanent return.