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Harry and Meghan get Lilibet christened at home - but royals snub invite

It has been confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet has been christened in a service held at their home in Montecito on Friday - but royals including King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton were not in attendance despite being invited

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle 'thought they'd be number one people in Hollywood', says former friend

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle relocated to a Montecito mansion after leaving the UK and now count the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres as their neighbours

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry and Meghan bagged $10m discount on California mansion with celeb neighbours

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex 'got a pretty good deal' when they snapped up a nine bedroom sprawling mansion in Montecito for a discount price of $14.7million

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Spare by Prince Harry review – magical thinking in Montecito

The blockbuster memoir may be a literary success, but it represents an abject failure of insight, writes former Vanity Fair editor and author of The Palace Papers, Tina Brown

The Guardian - UK

California's system to defend against mudslides is being put to the ultimate test

California has seen hundreds of landslides this month. But the factors that make the state so vulnerable to landslides go well beyond the atmospheric rivers that have inundated the state.

WEKU

EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California

The record rainfall in California has soaked its steep hillsides, causing hundreds of landslides and heightening the threat to communities

The Independent UK

A perilous paradise: In Montecito, fires, floods and mudflows leave wealthy town in fear

MONTECITO, Calif. — In the town of Montecito, where the median home costs $5 million, Bentley drivers leave their car windows open as they hop out to grab something from the market and residents refer to Gwyneth Paltrow as simply "Gwyneth," it's hard to imagine anything ever goes wrong here.…

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Fresh cyclone to hit California after historic storms kill at least 17

Montecito (United States) (AFP) - A major cyclone is set to hit the US state of California with up to seven inches (18 centimeters) of rain on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said, after tens of thousands of people were placed under evacuation orders due to a barrage of storms…

AFP

California flooding – live: Flash floods, sinkholes shut roads with more storms forecast as rain dents drought

Death toll likely to rise in California as deluge and flash floods set to continue

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands evacuate California storms, with 17 dead

Montecito (United States) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders in California on Tuesday as the state was ravaged by the latest in a barrage of storms that have left at least 17 people dead.

AFP

Southern California digging out from days of relentless rain

LOS ANGELES — Residents across California’s Central Coast were allowed to return home Tuesday following a torrential storm that swamped the region with eye-popping amounts of rain and choked many roadways with mud and debris.

Los Angeles Times

California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught, 16 dead

Montecito (United States) (AFP) - Relentless storms ravaged California again Tuesday, the latest destructive episode in weeks of extreme weather that have left at least 16 people dead and sparked havoc over a wide area.

AFP

Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people evacuated homes downhill from California’s wildfire burn scars amid atmospheric river storms drenching the state in early January 2023.

The Conversation

Rescuers search for a 5-year-old swept away by floodwaters in California storms

More than 100,000 customers were without power and millions were under flood warnings as powerful storms continue to hit California. The death toll from recent storms is now up to 17.

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California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught, 14 dead

Montecito (United States) (AFP) - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead and prompted evacuation of a star-studded town home to Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle.

Irish Mirror

Five-year-old boy swept away by floodwaters as storm hits California

The child's mother was driving a truck when it became stranded in water near Paso Robles

The Independent UK

California storms – live: Flash flood warning in San Francisco after Montecito and Santa Barbara evacuations

Succession of storms continue to batter southern and central California

The Independent UK

Ellen DeGeneres shares footage of raging torrent as storm hits star-studded Montecito: ‘This is crazy’

‘We need to be nicer to mother nature,’ TV host warns

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California town home to British royals ordered evacuated over mudslide fears

Montecito (United States) (AFP) - A California town that is home to Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle was ordered evacuated on Monday, with firefighters warning mudslides could engulf homes.

The Independent UK

Ellen DeGeneres urges Montecito residents to be safe after ‘unprecedented’ rain

The US talk show host and comedian posted a video of herself from near her home, which she shares with spouse Portia de Rossi, beside a rushing river.

Wales Online

Harry and Meghan among residents warned they may have to evacuate after Montecito mudslide

Ellen DeGeneres gives online update on the situation in the celebrity-laden area as 10,000 people are told to leave home as storms continue to batter the US coastline

Los Angeles Times

Harry and Meghan among celebrities affected by Montecito evacuation order

LOS ANGELES — When Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle purchased a sprawling estate in Montecito for nearly $15 million in 2020, they didn't have this in mind.

The Independent UK

‘This is crazy’: Ellen DeGeneres shares footage of raging torrent as storm hits star-studded Montecito

‘We need to be nicer to mother nature,’ TV host warns

Daily Mirror

Ellen DeGeneres in scary update as mudslides force Montecito residents to evacuate

A number of celebrities including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are among the 10,000 people being told to evacuate their homes in Montecito as storms continue to batter the area

Al Jazeera

California city orders evacuation as US faces continued storms

The order, issued for the affluent coastal enclave of Montecito, comes five years after mudslides killed 23 residents.

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