Following their royal marriage, Harry and Meghan lived at Kensington Palace for a short while. The residence was Prince William and Kate Middleton’s home at the time. They later moved into Nottingham Cottage on the Kensington Palace grounds, but it wasn’t a good match.
Harry was “embarrassed” over living at Nottingham Cottage with Meghan Markle
In his book Spare, Harry explained that he was nervous that the two-bedroom home would not live up to expectations.
“I was excited to welcome Meg to my home, but also embarrassed. Nott Cott was no palace. Nott Cott was palace adjacent – that was the best you could say for it.”
The couple previously spoke about Nottingham Cottage in their Netflix documentary, released in 2022.
“It sounds very regal but Nottingham Cottage was so small,” Meghan Markle said.
Harry added that the property was “lean” with “low ceilings.”
“As far as people were concerned we were living in a palace. [But] we were living in a cottage. On palace grounds. Kensington Palace sounds very regal of course, it does say palace in the name. But Nottingham Cottage was small,” the Duke explained.
The fact that Prince William and Kate Middleton lived in a luxurious home while they weren’t left Meghan “taken aback.”
In the new book Catherine, The Princess of Wales: The Biography, royal expert Robert Jobson writes that the former actress was surprised.
Royal expert claims Kate Middleton was “jealous” over Meghan’s popularity
“Meghan had moved into cosy Nottingham Cottage on the Kensington Palace estate with Harry. When they went to have drinks at William and Catherine’s palatial apartment, she was apparently ‘taken aback’ at the disparity between the brothers,” Jobson wrote in the book, which is being serialized in the Daily Mail.
“‘I am not saying Meghan was jealous, but she was surprised how lavishly Harry’s brother was living compared to where they were living,’ said a close source. ‘It was perhaps the beginning of all the tensions between the couples,’” he continued. “
“Meghan understood, of course, that William was in the direct line of succession, but she felt that Harry, as a royal prince, deserved more than he had.”
But it appears that Meghan Markle wasn’t the only royal family member being jealous. According to Robert Jobson, Prince William and Kate Middleton themselves had problems with how tremendous popular Meghan was.
“At first, public reaction to Meghan was overwhelmingly positive, with ‘the new kids on the block’ hogging most of the headlines – to the point that William and Catherine may have unconsciously raised their game. There were whispers of pettiness, even jealousy,” Jobson claimed.
“Cracks between the two couples continued to widen – with the help of petty slights, whether imagined or otherwise,” he added.
Meghan ready to “sit down” with royal family, expert claims
Whether Harry and Meghan ever will make amends with the royal family—and Prince William and Kate Middleton foremost—is yet to be seen. However, just some weeks ago, a new report suggested that the Duchess is ready to sit down with the royals to find a solution.
Speaking to GB News, royal expert Angela Levin claimed the Duchess is “still genuinely hurt” by how the “royal family treated her.” Still, Meghan is ready to reunite with them to talk about things, the royal expert said.
“She’s still genuinely hurt by how she was treated by the Royal Family – this is four years on,” Levin told GB News. “And she wants to now at last sit down and talk through things.”
Further, Angela Levin claimed that Meghan wants the royal family to “make apologies” to her and Prince Harry.
“We know that means she wants the Royal Family, King Charles and everyone else to make an apology, but they don’t,” she continued. “The person who should apologise is really her, but they don’t want that.”
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