Should the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — more familiarly known as Meghan and Harry — choose to attend King Charles’ coronation on May 6, they will reportedly not be able to stay at Frogmore Cottage, which was gifted to them by Queen Elizabeth. Following multiple reports out of the UK, a spokesperson for the couple’s Archewell Foundation confirmed to People magazine that the Sussexes — and presumably, their two young children — “have been requested to vacate” the 10-bedroom residence they have retained on the grounds of Windsor Castle, which King Charles has reportedly offered to the scandal-plagued Prince Andrew.
Buckingham Palace has yet to release a statement on what the BBC described as “a private family matter.” However, Yahoo UK Royal Executive Editor Omid Scobie, who also co-authored “Finding Freedom,” the bestselling chronicle of the couple’s divestment from the royal family, reported his sources said the move “has left Harry and Meghan stunned, and at least two members of the Royal Family ‘appalled.’”
A sense of surprise might be warranted, given that as Harry and Meghan further settled in California and loaned Prince Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie and her young family use of the residence in early 2021, a source stated, per People: “Frogmore Cottage continues to be the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s residence in the U.K., and they are delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack as they start their own family.”
That may no longer be the case, but the couple was all smiles as the news broke Tuesday night, and they dined out in Los Angeles, their first public outing since the publication of Harry’s bombshell memoir, “Spare.” In fact, reports that Meghan and Harry had been asked to relinquish Frogmore Cottage first surfaced in January, only days after the book’s publication, notes the BBC.
“Spare” included…
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