Prince Harry, Meghan Markle may be surprised by the reaction of the locals.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may not be welcomed with a red carpet treatment after making a grand splurge in Portugal.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly purchased a holiday home in the country, where Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie also resides with her family.

However, it seems that Harry and Meghan received a lukewarm reaction from the locals, as they failed to make an impact which they may have been hoping for.

“There have been rumours in recent months that Harry and Meghan are among the latest buyers. But it’s unclear if they have bought a home that is already built or if it is yet to be built,” a local state agent with decades of experience in Alentejo, Portugal, told The Daily Mail.

“We have much richer and much more famous people buying here for sure. I think they will have zero impact, to be honest,” he continued. “If someone like Jeff Bezos bought here then, yes, there could be some impact – but not Harry and Meghan.”

According to the estate agent, the Sussexes may have spent around four million euros for a property on one of its exclusive resorts.

The Sussexes, especially Meghan, has earned a reputation for vying for attention in the media given their Netflix documentary.

Previously, a source told Closer magazine that the Duchess had been “really pushing for a move to Malibu a year ago” as she felt like “a big fish in a small pond in Montecito.”

It appears that the pair chose Portugal, where they may or may not be able to make important connection, otherwise it will turn out to be an upset for the couple.