The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had hoped to cross into a 'suite of flats at Windsor Castle' however had been given Frogmore Cottage instead, a bombshell book has claimed.
Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, reportedly had their hearts set on a home in the coronary heart of the Queen's Berkshire house but were left disappointed, in accordance to claims published in Katie Nicholl's book, The New Royals.
'When Harry and Meghan announced their desire to go out of Kensington Palace, the Queen presented them Frogmore Cottage in Windsor Great Park as their new home,' Nicholl writes, in an extract first posted in the Mail On Sunday.
'This was once now not the suite of flats at Windsor Castle they had hoped for. It was a beneficiant gesture nonetheless, recalled Lady Elizabeth Anson, who died in 2020.
'"The cottage used to be a big deal," she said. "The Queen's entrance into the gardens is proper subsequent to their cottage.



'It is in actuality her back yard, her solitude, and her privacy. She used to be giving that up in gifting Harry and Meghan Frogmore Cottage. We all thought it was once very massive of her. She said, "I hope they'll recognize it."'
'In April 2019, the couple subsequently moved in. Then, the following month, Buckingham Palace announced a nonetheless more large departure: Harry and Meghan have been transferring their Royal Household – efficaciously their office – from Kensington Palace to Buckingham Palace.'
The move was mainly giant because it signalled the give up of Harry and William's 'double act', Nicholl notes, and was 'deeply disappointing' for the Queen.



Elsewhere Nicholl claims the late Queen was surprised that divorcee Meghan opted for a white wedding dress - and also instructed the Duchess off for chastising a kitchen worker who was preparing her a exceptional meal.
The creator said: ‘[Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s] wedding day was once a super success, although the Queen had reservations about the pure white of Meghan's Givenchy dress, designed through Clare Waight Keller.
‘According to a source: “The Queen was once amazed that Meghan wore pure white on her wedding ceremony day. Perhaps it is a generational thing, but she believes if you've been married before, you wear off-white on your wedding ceremony day, which is what the Duchess of Cornwall did.”
‘Keen to assist every body marrying into her family, however, the Queen did her satisfactory to get to know the new Duchess.’



She continued: ‘Meghan's direct method had even come to the note of the Queen. On one event in the run-up to the wedding, Meghan went to Windsor Castle for a menu-tasting and ended up having a worrying trade with a member of staff, in accordance to one source.
“Meghan was at the citadel to taste some of the dishes, and advised one of the caterers she ought to taste egg,” said the source. ”She got quite upset, pronouncing that the dish was meant to be vegan and macrobiotic, when the Queen walked in and said. 'Meghan, in this household we don't talk to people like that.'”’
Royal editor Nicholl has published one of two bombshell books that make explosive claims about the Royal Family.



A second, Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown through Valentine Low, claims Meghan believed she would be the 'Beyoncé of the UK' when she married Prince Harry, earlier than she located that she hated the strict guidelines of royal existence and later sensationally cease her duties.
The book, which was previewed in The Times, additionally ran allegations that the Queen was pressured to put her foot down over Megxit and instructed the Sussexes they had been 'either in or out' at the crunch Sandringham summit where the royals determined Harry and Meghan's future.
Mr Low said that the royals met at a so-called 'Sandringham summit' 5 days after the Duke and Duchess announced their plans to step down as senior working royals on January 8, 2020.



During initial deliberations, the Queen wanted all 4 royal households to work collectively shortly in order to find a solution.
In the days that followed, meetings had been held at Clarence House, then Prince Charles' home, which include secretaries from the 4 households, earlier than discussions moved to Buckingham Palace.

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