his “inappropriate” request that the Queen firmly dismissed

In May 2018, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave us a most spectacular wedding. The couple, who at the time had no plans to leave the royal family and move to the United States, were then entrusted, as tradition dictates, with official housing by Queen Elizabeth II. Among the numerous and sumptuous properties belonging to the Windsor clan, it is finally the Frogmore Cottage which was given to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by the British sovereign, a few weeks after their nuptials.

However, as reported by the Mirror, this Tuesday, November 1, it’s a completely different home that Meghan and Harry wanted at the time. Indeed, according to our colleagues, the parents of Lilibet and Archie had put forward the idea of ​​living… within Windsor Castle itself. They would have asked the queen if “quarters could be made available to them after their marriage”. As a reminder, at the time, only the queen and her husband, prince Philip, had private apartments within this castle. While some members of the Royal Family have lived and continue to live on the Windsor Estate, they still have their own home.

Elizabeth II disappointed by Meghan and Harry’s request

The son and daughter-in-law of King Charles III were nevertheless disappointed to learn of Elizabeth II’s refusal. The latter, according to Mirrorhas actually rejected their housing applicationwhich she judged largely “inappropriate“. She would have thus “politely but firmly suggested” to Meghan and Harry that they instead live at Frogmore Cottagelocated near Windsor Castle, regretting that they did not appreciate this house offered as a wedding gift. “The cottage was big business. The Queen’s entrance to the gardens is right next to their cottage. It’s essentially her backyard, her solitude and her privacy. She gave it up by offering Frogmore Cottage to Harry and Meghan. We all thought that was very generous of him. She said, ‘I hope they respect it'”revealed Lady Elizabeth Anson, a cousin of Elizabeth II, in the book by royal expert Katie Nicholl, The New Royals.