Meghan Markle's 'inappropriate' wish that was rejected by late Queen before wedding

Before they got joined successful 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly asked Queen Elizabeth II if they could unrecorded successful Windsor Castle, but their petition was denied

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly had an "inappropriate" petition earlier their matrimony which was "firmly denied" by the precocious Queen.

The Duchess of Sussex joined Harry successful Windsor backmost successful 2018 and they were allowed to usage Frogmore Cottage arsenic their home. The 10-bedroom location sits wrong the grounds of Windsor and was adjacent to where Queen Elizabeth II spent overmuch of her clip - meaning it was the cleanable spot for a young, increasing household to reside.

But it seems they whitethorn person really had their oculus connected a wholly antithetic spot altogether aft their marriage, according to reports. However, Harry's precocious grandmother, the Queen, reportedly "firmly" denied their petition and suggested Frogmore Cottage instead.

According to reports, the Sussexes wanted to unrecorded successful Windsor Castle and were said to person asked if "living quarters could beryllium made disposable aft their marriage." At the time, lone the precocious Queen and Prince Philip had backstage apartments wrong the existent castle, with everyone other surviving elsewhere connected the estate.

However, the monarch reportedly "politely but firmly suggested" that they unrecorded successful adjacent Frogmore Cottage instead. Royal writer and historiographer Hugo Vickers antecedently told The Times: "There are bare bedrooms and suites successful the backstage apartments which the Sussexes whitethorn person had their oculus on, oregon possibly immoderate erstwhile surviving quarters successful the castle grounds converted into different things.

"But I tin spot however it mightiness not beryllium wholly due to person a young household surviving there." The paper reported that according to royal aides, Windsor represents "a peculiar place" for the Sussexes arsenic that's wherever they got joined and wherever they held Archie's christening.

In a publication titled The New Royals, royal adept Katie Nicholl spoke of the precocious Queen's determination to springiness Frogmore to Harry and Meghan. Quoting Lady Elizabeth Anson, who died successful 2020, Katie penned: "The cottage was a large deal. The Queen's entranceway into the gardens is close adjacent to their cottage. It is fundamentally her backyard, her solitude, and her privacy. She was giving that up successful gifting Harry and Meghan Frogmore Cottage. We each thought it was precise large of her. She said 'I anticipation they'll respect it'."

After moving into Frogmore Cottage, the Sussexes welcomed their archetypal child, Prince Archie. Then successful aboriginal 2020, they moved to California, wherever they present unrecorded with their lad and daughter, Princess Lilibet, who was calved successful the US successful 2021.

Meanwhile, an adept has explained wherefore Harry and Meghan are improbable to beryllium invited to walk Christmas with the Royal Family again. The royals traditionally walk the festive play astatine the Sandringham property but Meghan and Harry, who unrecorded successful California with their 2 children, person reportedly not received an invitation to articulation the household festivities this year.

The past clip the mates spent Christmas with the royals was backmost successful 2018, a fewer months aft their wedding. They took their lad Archie to Vancouver Island the pursuing twelvemonth and are thought to person spent each festive play since 2020 successful the US. Royal adept Richard Fitzwilliams says it's "likely" they volition never person different invite from King Charles to walk Christmas arsenic a household owed to the “huge rift” betwixt them.

Mr Fitzwilliams told the Express: "Harry and Meghan spent Christmas astatine Sandringham successful 2017, erstwhile they were engaged and Meghan was the archetypal fiancée to person an invitation, and were besides determination successful 2018. The memories they person shared connected a mates of occasions - Meghan successful the 3rd occurrence of the Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary, and Harry connected the Today programme - look to person been fond.

"Unfortunately these are not the lone memories they person shared of the Royal Family, and the lone sensible happening whilst a rift exists, and it is huge, is not to inquire them, which is what has happened this twelvemonth and what is apt to hap successful the foreseeable future."