According to Page Six, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent $14.65 million for the 18,671-square-foot mansion. They utilized a trust to finalize the transaction and, according to public records obtained by Variety, took out a $9.5 million mortgage to do it. The report notes that this is "the most anyone has ever paid for a home in America." The couple already had one residence on this property, which was built in 2016 for them by American architect Ben van Dyke. That house cost $7.9 million and was reported at the time to be larger than most people's homes. Prince Harry purchased the family home from his mother, Princess Diana, when he was just 19 years old. She died in Paris in August 1997 when her private jet crashed while trying to escape an Egyptian heat wave. The official cause of death was paparazzi harassment resulting in cardiac arrest, but many other factors may also have been involved. Harry moved into his new home with his wife, Meghan, then a cast member on the television show "Royal Weddings" who became her own woman two years later when they announced their engagement. They married in May 2018 at St. George's Chapel in London. The wedding was deemed successful by most observers, including Queen Elizabeth II, who said she and Prince Charles would marry again if necessary.