Montecito confidential: A guide to Harry and Meghan's US home

Sunset walks along unspoiled beaches, hiking in the scenic foothills of the Los Padres forest and dining at the chicest neighbourhood restaurants - and all a stone's throw from their sprawling $14.65m (£10.5m), 7.4 acre estate. It's easy to see why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined long-time residents Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres in choosing the town of Montecito, in Santa Barbara County, California, as their new home. And yet, for a couple in their thirties with their pick of Los Angeles neighbourhoods, it still begs the question - why settle down a 90-minute drive away from all the action, in a sleepy seaside enclave few people have heard of?