Meghan Markle has been accused of making “demands” to get better accommodation when living in the UK with Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex moved to the UK in November, 2017 after the Duke of Sussex proposed at their first home Nottingham Cottage.
In their Netflix docu-series, the couple were seen constantly bashing their gifted home, with Meghan admitting she expected something a bit more “regal” when joining the Royal Family.
And now a royal expert has revealed Meghan approached the Palace about securing a “rather grand accommodation” alternative following her marriage to Harry in 2018.
Speaking to GB News, Kinsey Schofield said: “Meghan Markle, after she married Prince Harry, approached the family and asked if they could have suites within Windsor Castle.
“She wanted to share the same space with the Queen, and she was denied that space for multiple reasons.”
Ms Schofield shared some of the reasons, including the fact that their privacy may be invaded during walk through tours of Windsor Castle that are on offer for tourists.
The expert explained her demand came from her “fixation” on what the then Duchess of Cambridge had, and tried to have “something of similar value.”
At the time, the now Prince and Princess of Wales were living in Kensington Palace apartment 1A that took up four entire floors. The apartment was given to them by Queen Elizabeth as a wedding present in 2011, House Beautiful reports, and underwent an extensive renovation before they moved in.
Harry and Meghan’s first home Nottingham Cottage was a topic of discussion on their Netflix show, with the couple admitting it was much smaller than they had expected.
“As far as people were concerned, we were living in a palace,” Harry said. “And we were, in a cottage…”
“Kensington Palace sounds very regal, of course it does,” Meghan continued. “It says ‘palace’ in the name! But Nottingham Cottage was so small.”
The royal couple spent £2.4million refurbishing the property, owned by the Crown Estate in 2018 to 2019. The cost was initially charged to taxpayers through the Sovereign Grant before repaid in full by Harry.
