Why Meghan Markle felt ‘shunted off’ after marriage to Prince Harry: author
nypost.com“Scandals of the Royal Palaces” author Tom Quinn, the former actress, 42, felt “shunted off” when she and Harry moved into the two-bedroom abode that is nestled on the grounds of Kensington Palace.Quinn told the Mirror‘s “Pod Save The Queen” podcast recently that Markle seemingly was “drawn in” by the idea of the royal family and was disheartened to learn she would be residing “in a little cottage” rather than a palace.“I think that actually, she wasn’t too keen on that,” he said. “It seemed like they were being shunted off to a little prefab in the grounds.”“Finding Freedom” authors Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, however, claimed that the “Suits” alum was ecstatic to live at the quaint bungalow.They wrote in the biography: “After months of long-distance, Meghan was thrilled to finally be sharing a postcode, W8 4PY, with her partner.”“She felt at home at [Nottingham Cottage] with Harry -— she’s always been able to bloom where she was planted, but she hadn’t moved to London to start a new job,” they added. “She had moved to London to start a new life.”Nottingham Cottage was the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first marital home, gifted by the late Queen Elizabeth, before they moved to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
In 2020, Harry, 38, and Markle made the grand move to Montecito, California, after opting to take a step back as senior members of the royal family.
In their Netflix series, “Harry & Meghan,” Harry described the residence as “lean” with “low ceilings.” Meghan added that it was “small.”“As far as people were concerned we were living in a palace. [But] we were living in a cottage.
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