MEGHAN Markle is keen to “escape LA” to celebrate her 39th birthday, according to DailyMail.com.
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is reportedly feeling “cooped up” in her new Beverly Hills home and needing a change of scenery for her August 4 celebrations.
According to the publication, Meghan would like to visit Montecito, located outside of Santa Barbara, where her pal Oprah Winfrey lives.
Currently Meghan, Prince Harry, 35, and one-year-old Archie are staying at Hollywood producer Tyler Perry’s £15million Beverly Ridge pad.
The couple, who stepped down as senior royals in March, have been spotted a few times in the swanky neighborhood.
Earlier this month, Meghan and Harry were spotted wearing masks as they hopped into a Cadillac SUV in LA.
A friend claims Meghan will require all birthday guests to take a fast-tracked Covid-19 test before joining the event.
The guest list is said to be just close friends and will be held outside.
The insider told the publication: “Whatever she ends up doing for her birthday, Meghan said it will be low-key.
“She said she doesn’t want to come across as being careless and irresponsible.”
Last year, Meghan rang in her 38th birthday at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor having a low key “family day”, and enjoyed a carrot cake from Stoke Newington-based Luminary Bakery.
It has been confirmed that Westminster Abbey will not ring its bells for Meghan’s birthday, but it will chime for Princess Anne’s birthday 11 days later.
A spokesman for the Abbey said: “The bells are usually rung to mark the birthdays of senior members of the Royal Family, and through the line of succession to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children.”
Meghan is said to have invited her mum Doria Ragland into their luxurious mansion, to help with looking after baby Archie.
A source said: “Doria has her own quarters and whilst a few of Harry’s chums have been ribbing him about living with his mother-in-law, he has a brilliant relationship with her.”
Another source told the Mail Meghan sees her mum, 63, as “her rock”.
They said Meghan wants to keep her close as she “doesn’t trust many people” outside of her close friends and family.
Doria was already living in LA. She owns a home in View Park, Windsor Hills, described as “one of LA’s hidden gems” on property websites.
She previously stayed with the couple at Frogmore Cottage, Windsor, moving in just ahead of Archie’s birth.
We previously revealed how Doria was a “silent but steely” influence in key Megxit decisions, according to an insider.
