The former actress, now 42, seemingly felt somewhat sidelined when she and Harry moved into the two-bedroom abode nestled within the grounds of Kensington Palace. Quinn recently shared on the "Save the Queen" podcast that Markle may not have been too thrilled about this arrangement.
It seemed to her like they were being relegated to a little prefab on the grounds, he explained. On the contrary, authors Carolyn Durant and Omid Scobie, who penned "Finding Freedom," claim that Meghan Markle was actually thrilled to live in the quaint Nottingham Cottage. They wrote in their biography that, after months of long-distance, Meghan was overjoyed to finally share a postcode, W84PY, with her partner.
She felt at home in Nottingham Cottage with Harry; she had always been able to thrive wherever she was placed. It's essential to note that Meghan hadn't moved to London to start a new job; she had moved to start a new life.
Nottingham Cottage was the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's initial marital home, a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth. However, in 2020, Harry, 38, and Markle made a significant move to Montecito, California, after stepping back from their roles as senior members of the royal family.
In their Netflix series, Harry and Meghan described their former residence as quaint, with low ceilings. Meghan added that, considering people's perceptions, it was small. In her words, "We were living in a palace, but we were living in a cottage on palace grounds."
In contrast, Prince William and Kate Middleton resided in the same home for two years after their 2011 wedding before moving to Apartment 1A within Kensington Palace. Harry and Meghan, who got married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2018, have since welcomed two children, Archie and Lilibet Diana. Currently, the couple is in Dusseldorf, Germany, for this year's Invictus Games. They appeared together on stage at the "Friends at Home" event at the airport during the third day of the event, delivering a rare joint speech.
"I'm really, really proud to be part of this Invictus family with all of you," Meghan told the crowd. "I just landed a couple of hours ago, and I am thrilled that the first event I could do for Invictus is here with all of you. It is amazing, and I hear the week so far has gotten off to a good start, is that right?"
Harry added his thoughts, saying, "First to the friends and family that are here, I understand that a lot of the competitors are hopefully sleeping after a very long day. But this is your chance to connect with each other because everyone here is in a different phase of their healing process, whether as an individual or as a family."
