Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘had secret UK home worth £2.5m’ they ‘gave up’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly had a secret UK home worth £2.5m, with the couple residing in this lavish farmhouse while Frogmore Cottage was renovated for them

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a home in the United Kingdom which was worth £2.5m – but the couple had to give it up, reports suggest.

According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a two-year lease on a property in the Cotswolds. Harry and Meghan are believed to have signed the lease shortly before they walked down the aisle in May 2018.

After the Sussexes got wed, the couple moved into Frogmore Cottage after renovating the property in Windsor. But while the Sussexes waited for renovations to be carried out and completed, they are said to have resided in the Oxfordshire property, which was estimated to be worth more than £2.5m in 2018.

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The Grade II-listed house comprises of three primary structures, with those being the main farmhouse, a separate two-bedroom cottage for staff and guests, and a converted barn that boasts not one but two kitchens, one on each of its two floors. Meanwhile, the main farmhouse consists of four bedrooms.

A friend of the couple previously said that the Sussexes “loved walking the dogs there and entertaining their friends in complete solitude” at the Oxfordshire home, with them reported to have entertained the likes of George and Amal Clooney while residing there.

Prince Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage last summer. The pair departed their Windsor home and England as a whole in 2020 when they stepped down from their senior roles as working royals and moved across the pond to America.

Harry wrote in his memoir of Frogmore: “Once upon a time, this was going to be my forever home. Instead, it had proved to be just another brief stop.”

Following the publication of his bombshell memoir, the Sussexes were told to depart the cottage for good – meaning they would no longer have any residence in the UK. At the time, a representative confirmed: “We can confirm the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage.”

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror earlier this year, royal biographer Tom Quinn said: “Harry was absolutely furious and in tears about being evicted from Frogmore he felt his father had no right to do it and that it was purely vindictive.

“Harry couldn’t see that choosing to stop being a working royal would inevitably mean being deprived of his royal residence.”

Prince William’s shock three-word response to Prince Harry’s plea for peace

Prince William did not mince his words when it came to healing the rift with his brother. Prince Harry revealed what happened when they came face-to-face for the first time

Prince Harry has revealed Prince William’s shock three-word response to his plea for peace.

The Duke of Sussex gave his take on the extraordinary fall-out with his family – and just what happened when he had reached out an olive branch to his big brother. Instead of the sympathy he had hoped for, Harry said his brother’s three words to him were quite the opposite. William told him: “You left, Harold,” writes Harry in his memoir Spare.

A stunned Harry replied: “Yeah – and you know why.” William returned: “I don’t.” Harry explained in an excerpt from his book: “My beloved brother, my arch nemesis, how had that happened? He continued: “I felt massively tired. I wanted to go home, and I realized what a complicated concept home had become.”

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“Or maybe always was. I gestured at the gardens, the city beyond, the nation, and said: ‘Willy, this was supposed to be our home. We were going to live here the rest of our lives.’.” The brothers are still yet to heal their rift since Harry and wife Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Harry recalled his reaction to his conversation with his brother. He said: “I leaned back. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was one thing to disagree about who was at fault or how things might have been different, but for him to claim total ignorance of the reasons I’d fled the land of my birth— the land for which I’d fought and been ready to die—my Mother Country?

“That fraught phrase. To claim no knowledge of why my wife and I took the drastic step of picking up our child and just running like hell, leaving behind everything—house, friends, furniture? Really?”

‌When it came to sympathy from his father King Charles, Harry was no better off, he says. Recalling the scenario in his book, Harry said: “I turned to Pa. He was gazing at me with an expression that said: ‘Neither do I.’”

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‌Harry then continued: “Wow, I thought. Maybe they really don’t. Staggering. But maybe it was true.And if they didn’t know why Id left, maybe they just didn’t know me. At all. And maybe they never really did.”

Meanwhile Harry has been told the one thing he’s so far failed to do with William and King Charles that might achieve his “one aim”. After stepping away from their senior Royal duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan Markle have been candid about their experiences and made a series of damaging claims.

Their public comments, notably those made during a bombshell 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the couple’s 2022 Netflix docu-series, and Harry’s anticipated 2023 autobiography, seem to only widen the seeming rift within the monarchy.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, royal writer and expert Tom Quinn said: “Over the years that Harry has complained about his treatment by his family he has had just one aim – to get an apology and to see his father and brother make amends. Harry just can’t see that complaining in private might work; complaining publicly just makes things worse and in Harry’s case that means more and more ties to his past being severed.”

Harry and Meghan’s neighbours are ‘sick of them’

Harry and Meghan ‘looking to sell’ £11m mansion as neighbours are ‘sick of them’

The Sussexes are reportedly ‘never seen’ at their Montecito home, which they share with their two children Archie and Lillibet.

Harry and Meghan have been living in the US since 2020 (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly ready to leave their Montecito mansion after reports from neighbours that they’re ‘never in’.

The Sussexes live at the impressive £11m Montecito mansion with their two children, Archie and Lillibet.

 

And according to the Mirror, they’re reportedly looking at a cheaper £3m home in Malibu, California, after passing on the chance to purchase a plot of land at the end of last year.

Californian locals say the couple are “never seen” at their nine-bedroom property which was used to film parts of their bombshell Netflix series Harry & Meghan last year.

One local Barry Maher, a PR and communication whizz whose TV credits include the Today show and programmes on NBC, told The Mirror people are becoming irritated with the couple’s “travelling soap opera” amid the pair’s dramatic life in the spotlight.

“Harry and Meghan live down the street but in a considerably pricier spot, though nobody around here is exactly living in cardboard boxes,” he explained. “Since we never see them, local tolerance seems to mirror USA tolerance in general.

 

“People who like them seem to have an unlimited tolerance, no matter what they do, somehow tied to the ‘handsome prince falls for commoner’ fairytale. Everyone else is either unimpressed by the travelling soap opera or is just sick of hearing about them.”

 

Harry reportedly tried to ‘sabotage’ the couple’s move to Malibu in October last year after visiting New York City and feeling ‘at home’ there instead – despite the couple’s alleged high-speed chase through Manhattan in May.

A source said Harry enjoyed “the fast pace, the culture, the social scene.” They also said it would be easier for Harry to visit family in London if they lived in New York, as the flight time is shorter.

“Harry was all gung-ho for the Malibu move a few months ago. Yes, it was Meghan’s idea, but he was excited about it. It feels odd that now he wants out of that Californian life and is suggesting they buy a place in New York instead. It’s almost like he’s trying to sabotage things because it makes zero logical sense,” the source told Heat magazine.

They said Meghan is still hoping to remain near Los Angeles for work opportunities. The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly been travelling to LA for meetings “multiple times a week”, with work expected to increase as their projects go into production.

 

“She says maybe once they’ve made a success of things in Hollywood, they can look at getting a place in New York,” the source told the magazine back in October.

Experts predict the timing of Harry and Meghan’s divorce

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s marriage will last ‘years rather than decades,’ claims ex-Vanity Fair editor

 

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter believes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won’t make it ’til death do them part.

“I would measure the duration of the marriage in years rather than decades,” Carter, 74, told the Sunday Times in an article published Sunday.

The Air Mail co-founder added that he believes the Duchess of Sussex got everything she wanted out of her marriage to the prince in order to re-launch her Hollywood career.

“I think she has run rings around poor Harry and gotten what she wanted: notoriety, money and a title,” he added. “His usefulness to her diminishes daily.”

The Canadian journalist admitted that the “Suits” alum probably won’t return to television, but that she would be a perfect fit for Bravo.

Graydon Carter has very little faith that Meghan Markle’s marriage to Prince Harry will go the distance. Getty Images

 

“I would measure the duration of the marriage in years rather than decades,” Carter told the Sunday Times. PA Images via Getty Images
“If there is a ‘Real Housewives of Montecito’ show in the works, she’d be a shoo-in,” he joked.

Markle and Harry resigned from their royal duties two years after tying the knot in 2018. They moved to Montecito, Calif., where they reside with their two kids: Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.

Since then, Harry and Markle have set out to create an empire of sorts in the entertainment industry as they continue to rub shoulders with Hollywood heavy-hitters.

 

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The ex-Vanity Fair editor believes Markle has gotten everything she needed from their marriage to Harry. Getty Images Ms. Foundation for Women

“His usefulness to her diminishes daily,” Carter said of Harry. WireImage

Although Spotify cut ties with the Sussexes after they failed to deliver, Harry made headlines when he published his tell-all memoir, “Spare,” in January and Markle signed with WME in April.

The duo — who’ve been estranged from the royal family since relinquishing their royal responsibilities and giving several interviews bashing the monarchy — sparked separation rumors in July.

A source told RadarOnline that they were “taking time apart” to rebuild their bond.

“They’re trying to figure out what hit them. Harry doesn’t fit in Meghan’s tacky Tinseltown world,” a source claimed, adding that Harry is hoping to “find himself.”

Markle and Harry live in Montecito, Calif., with their son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet. Netflix

The couple have been angling for a Hollywood reinvention. WireImage
However, an insider close to the couple denied the speculation that there was trouble in paradise, telling us, “It’s not true. It’s literally made up.”

Indeed, the pair have looked as in love as ever in several sightings over the past few months.

 

The Sussexes have been spotted showing lots of PDA in recent months. Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation

 

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Harry and Markle showed plenty of PDA during the Invictus Games in Germany in September and they were spotted holding hands while enjoying a romantic getaway last month.

Over the weekend, Harry and Markle also looked cozy while attending Katy Perry’s final residency show in Las Vegas.

The couple celebrated Halloween days prior by taking their little ones trick-or-treating in their Montecito neighborhood.

 

 

Meghan Markle ‘shuddering’ over fear ex bff will spill secrets of her

Meghan Markle ‘shuddering’ over fear ex bff will air ‘decades-long’ friendship

Meghan Markle has reportedly been worrying about her career going into ruins

 

 

Meghan Markle has been fortunate to not have her bff air their decades long friendship

Meghan Markle has reportedly been on edge over fears that her former best friend Jessica Mulroney would go on to spill secrets of the former actress.

Speaking to Closer magazine, sources claimed that Meghan was worried that a fallout between the two would result in Jessica releasing her own version of a tell-all, which the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry have been able to avoid in their questionable careers so far.

 

A source explained: “Jessica is not openly indicating that she’s ready to share details about Meghan, but the possibility is always there, and it’s a major concern for Meghan.”

 

According to the source, Jessica’s latest Instagram post where she shared her two cents on friendship and loyalty was what caused Meghan to worry.

In that post she wrote: “As loving as I am, my detachment game is strong too.”

 

Speaking about Meghan’s reaction to the post the source said: “She’s relieved she hasn’t had to deal with this yet but when Instagram posts like this surface it makes her shudder.”

“The feeling is that she and Harry have both been very fortunate until now, they haven’t had a tell-all to contend with – at least not from within their close circle of friends and former friends.”

Duchess Sophie’s ‘gentle’ dig at Oprah after explosive Meghan Markle interview

Sophie hit out at the bombshell TV special in her own very understated way – whilst still managing to navigate royal protocol.

The Royal Family motto is never complain, never explain.

So it’s little wonder that frontline royals made little comment on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in 2021.

But the American TV special was littered with allegations which took aim at the Firm, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claiming they’d not been supported as they struggled with their mental health.

Harry also claimed his brother Prince William and King Charles were “trapped” inside the monarchy – and seemed to criticise his father’s parenting in subsequent interviews.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward’s wife, made her own subtle dig at the Sussexes’ appearance on the TV show in a very understated way.

Sophie and Edward joked by claiming “Oprah who?” when asked whether they had sat down and watched the Sussexes’ CBS chat.

Sophie then added: “Yes, what interview?”

This was followed up when Sophie then admitted there was “no reason to know who” the US chat show legend was.

She was criticised at the time by some on social media as the 59-year-old visited the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2013.

Sophie visited the course and its students in Meyerton, South Africa, as part of a week-long visit to the country with her husband Edward.

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Sophie’s remark came up after the couple were quizzed about a moment when Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, had a long conversation with Oprah – but was unaware of who she was during their chat.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Sophie defended the Archbishop, adding: “You know, if you’re not into chat shows, there’s no reason why you should know who she is.

“Certainly not in this country, anyway.”

During the same interview, Sophie discussed Harry’s return to the UK following the death of his grandfather Prince Philip, so he could attend the funeral.

But Sophie said it was “nice” to see the Duke of Sussex and the pair had a “lengthy chat” upon his return.

It appears that relations between the brothers are as frosty as ever – snubbing an opportunity to put on a united front.

The pair attended the Diana Legacy Award event to pay tribute to their late mother – but the Duke of Sussex joined remotely from Montecito in California while the Prince of Wales delivered a speech in person to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary.

Details of bullying by Duchess of Sussex against British Royal staff are revealed

Meghan Markle bracing for new damning details about Palace bullying accusations

Buckingham Palace previously said that it was investigating claims that Meghan Markle had bullied various staff members – but more details could be on the way.

 

Meghan Markle could be bracing herself for new damning details regarding the bullying accusations.

The Duchess of Sussex has previously been accused of bullying staff members during her time as a working royal.

 

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry – who both stepped down as senior working royals at the start of 2020 – have both previously denied all claims.

The bullying claim was first made by the couple’s former communications secretary Jason Knauf in 2018, who alleged that Meghan drove two personal assistants out of the household with her behaviour.

Now, six years on, royal author Tom Bower has said that new details could be set to emerge – although the investigation “remains under lock and key”.

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Writing in his Mail+ article, Mr Bower wrote: “To date, the palace lawyer’s investigation remains under lock and key, a situation which is hard on the accusers – and unfair to the accused.

“Jason Knauf’s leaked email correspondence have given us a starting point, but until a few days ago, Ms Cohen and fellow Palace staff had remained silent.

“Now, finally, that dam has been breached – and I have no doubt that more will now emerge.”

He added that the, so far, “trickle of information” could soon become a “stream”.

 

Continuing on, Mr Bower added: “That’s not to prejudge the matter or say what the verdict will be.

“But it’s very much to the Palace’s discredit that, whatever truth we arrive at, it should have to emerge in this painful and unsatisfactory way.”

At the time the bullying allegations were made public, a spokesperson for Meghan said in a statement: “The Duchess [of Sussex] is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma.

“She is determined to continue her work building compassion around the world and will keep striving to set an example for doing what is right and doing what is good.”

 

Meghan and Harry now reside in the US with their two children – Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two.

The couple – along with their young son – settled into their life in California soon after stepping down as working royals in 2020.

Prince Harry is set to make a return to the UK next month to attend a special ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games on May 8. The Duchess of Sussex could be set to join her husband, although no confirmation of her appearance has been made public.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘desperation’ on Montecito life laid bare

A royal podcast host believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show a “desperation to be taken seriously”.

A royal commentator claims Harry and Meghan are chasing contacts (Image: Getty)

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, show a “desperation to be taken seriously” which involves trying to create important contacts in the USA, a royal podcast host has claimed.

The royal duo now live in a Montecito mansion in California after stepping down as senior working royals in 2020. Podcast host, Kinsey Schofield, talking on Sky News Australia, said: “They [Harry and Meghan] try to align themselves with people like Governor Gavin Newsom [California’s Governor], Stacey Abrams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former First Lady Hilary Clinton. They go out of their way to associate themselves with some of these people.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi agreed stating Prince Harry and Meghan’s current position was “a long way from the standing they once had”.

Rita also commented on the recent D-Day commemorative events which saw King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William mix with world leaders to send a strong global message.

Kinsey added: “I’m sure he sits back and thinks ‘I’ve given up a lot and now I’m chasing Netflix money’.”

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A Sky News host thinks Harry and Meghan’s position is a long way from the standing they once had (Image: Getty)

King Charles and the Prince of Wales joined world leaders and veterans at a series of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Both royals made speeches in France on Thursday, praising the “bravery and sacrifice” of those who “served at that critical time”.

Charles embarked on his first overseas trip since being diagnosed with cancer, travelling across the English Channel for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day Landings in Normandy.

Speaking in French, he thanked the people of France for their “warmth” and “generosity” towards D-Day veterans, which he said is the “most moving and memorable part of these anniversaries.”

The reigning monarch also only recently returned to public engagements after getting the green light from his doctors who were “encouraged” by his progress following his cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Harry and Meghan reportedly want to see seen at two major events (Image: Getty)

Meanwhile, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly facing a “challenge” securing invites to A-list events in the US, a royal expert claims, with two key ones they “want to be seen at”.

Speaking to The Mirror, Richard Fitzwilliams said: “The challenge for Harry and Meghan is to attend comparable events in the United States which are not focused on them.

“The Met Gala and the Oscars are the sort of events they would benefit from being seen at, since they have pretensions to be A-listers. Barack Obama’s 60th, held in 2021, the year they were in Time Magazine’s Top 100, is the sort of event they would undoubtedly want to be seen at but were not invited to.”

The Sussexes also missed out on one of the major high society events of the year last week, the marriage of Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, a close childhood friend of both Prince Harry and Prince William.

Crucial reason King Charles is ‘pushing to attend’ Commonwealth meeting in Samoa

EXCLUSIVE: King Charles has ‘instructed staff to push full steam ahead with plans’ to attend an event with very important meaning after the summer.

King Charles is set to head to Australia and Samoa this year (Image: Getty)

King Charles is preparing to attend a very important meeting overseas later this year for a key reason, a royal source has claimed.

The monarch is set to embark on a scaled-down Commonwealth tour in Samoa in late October and Australia later this year, it has been claimed.

Charles was originally expected to attend the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on October 21–25 in Samoa just before his cancer diagnosis was announced earlier this year but since then Buckingham Palace refused to confirm his attendance.

However, sources have now claimed he has been given the green light to go ahead with the trip after the recent improvement in his condition, as the monarch is “pushing” to attend the meeting for a key reason – to showcase the Commonwealth unity.

Aides deemed this visit “crucial” for maintaining Australia’s allegiance to the Commonwealth, particularly as calls for a republic gain momentum in Australia.

King Charles’s condition has been improving (Image: Getty)
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Meanwhile, sources added that Charles has “instructed staff to push full steam ahead with plans for the visit”.

They explained to the Express: “The Monarch’s attendance at the CHOGM is being viewed as instrumental in preserving Commonwealth unity.

“Charles feels it important to show his support for the Commonwealth and demonstrate what the union can do for them.

“He [the King] wants to emphasise the positive aspects of being part of the union and dispel the myth that the Commonwealth is just a colony.”

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The 27th CHOGM will be the first under the King’s reign.

CHOGM consists of 56 member countries from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific and will be the first time the high-level meeting will be hosted by a small island state in Samoa.

It comes as anti-monarchists were recently filmed beheading a statue of King George V to the soundtrack of God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols in Melbourne.

 

Prince Harry ‘craves one thing’ and it’s why ‘he’ll never return’ to the Royal Family

A royal expert says she “can’t see” Prince Harry ever appearing again on the Palace balcony because royal life doesn’t provide one thing he yearns for.

The expert said Harry had a ‘natural, common touch’ which would have been great for The Firm. (Image: Getty)

The one thing Prince Harry “craves” is what will prevent him from ever returning to the Royal Family, a palace watcher claims.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said the Duke of Sussex’s personal qualities would have made him a “great asset” for the Firm but is now doubtful he will ever come back.

Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive podcast, Bond said she “can’t see Harry returning,” but [she]misses his involvement in public life.”

“Harry was the most popular royal wasn’t he, a few years ago. And having watched him grow up and know him just a little bit, he was a wonderful little boy,” she said.

“And a charming, jovial adolescent – at least that’s what we saw. And he was brilliant for the Royal Family, he did bring a natural, common touch, a relatability that would’ve been a great asset had he stayed.”

Harry and Meghan relocated to California after stepping down as senior royals in 2020. (Image: Getty)

But Bond told the outlet she now just hopes Harry “has a happy life now and all that he wanted, the freedom he craved – and he did crave that freedom – the wife he loves, the children he adores, the family life in that model of domestic bliss that he didn’t have in his own adolescence.”

A representative for the Prince has been approached for comment.

The Duke relocated to California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children after stepping down as senior royals in 2020.

In recent times he has made only fleeting visits to the UK for his father’s coronation, Invictus Games-related engagements, and for some court appearances.

It comes after Harry said he was unable to return to the UK with Meghan “because it is too dangerous”.

Prince Harry has made only brief visits to the UK in recent years. (Image: Getty)

Harry’s taxpayer-funded UK security was removed when he stepped back from senior royal duties, and in February he lost a legal fight to have it restored.

But now Harry has been told he can appeal the verdict at the Court of Appeal, according to an order from Lord Justice Bean dated May 23, 2024.

Security arrangements of the Royal Family are delegated by the Home Office to Ravec, who also handles security for other high-profile overseas guests.

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Following the ruling earlier this year, a spokesperson for the Duke said he is “not asking for preferential treatment, but for a fair and lawful application of Ravec’s own rules, ensuring that he receives the same consideration as others in accordance with Ravec’s own written policy.

“In February 2020, Ravec failed to apply its written policy to the Duke of Sussex and excluded him from a particular risk analysis.

“The Duke’s case is that the so-called ‘bespoke process’ that applies to him is no substitute for that risk analysis.

“The Duke of Sussex hopes he will obtain justice from the Court of Appeal, and makes no further comment while the case is ongoing.”