Harry and Meghan have been living in their Riven Rock property in Montecito for a year.
Now there is trouble with the indigenous people in the area.
Montecito - The next Zoff is looming with the Sussexs.
This time, for once, it's not about the royal family, but much more about Harry and Meghan's estate.
Harry and Meghan: Your mansion is on former Native land
The two have been living in the villa "Riven Rock" in Montecito near Santa Barbara, California, USA, for about a year now.
The 12 million nine bedroom, 16 bath property is about two acres and is located in the middle of one of the famous celebrity spots near Los Angeles.
The show greats Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres are among the neighbors of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.
The problem: The villa is probably on land that once belonged to the Barbareno-Chumash tribe.
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, the leader of the tribe, Eleanor Fishburn, said: “What do Harry and Meghan already know about the history of the land on which they live?
I would like to invite both of them to our monthly council meeting so that they can see what is going on in their garden. "
Harry and Meghan "sprinkle their lawn with holy water"
Fishburn alludes to a water source that is right next to the royal couple's estate.
The so-called "Hot Spring Creek" counts as holy water for the indigenous people.
Only that this source no longer exists.
It is now used instead to irrigate the gardens in the luxury facilities.
The chairman therefore comes to the conclusion: "They sprinkle their lawn with holy water."
Conflict goes way back in history
Around 100 members of the tribe still live around the residential area of Harry and Meghan.
As professor and North America expert Heike Bungert explains, genocides occurred in what is now the state of California in the 19th century, but the state government did not conclude any contracts with indigenous groups to establish reservations until the 1870s.
The Barbareno-Chumash were given some plots of land, many of which were made uninhabitable by the flood disaster in 2018.
How Harry and Meghan view the conflict is not clear.
The two have not yet commented on this.