Shock as Meghan Markle, Harry make fun of Queen’s beloved royal cottage

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in their Netflix doc Harry & Meghan, shockingly mocked their former royal residence, Nottingham Cottage, which was famously loved by the late Queen Elizabeth.

After their fairy-tale nuptials in 2018, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set up home at Nottingham Cottage, which was lovingly called ‘Nott Cott’ by the late Queen, on Kensington Palace grounds, and have now revealed that they found it too ‘small’.

Talking about the house he was given by the Royals to live in, Prince Harry said: “As far as people were concerned, we were living in a Palace. We were. In a cottage. We were living on Palace grounds…”

Meghan then chimed in in a mocking tone, saying: “Kensington Palace sounds very regal. Of course, it does. It says Palace in the name, but Nottingham Cottage was so small.”

Prince Harry went on to share how the cottage is on a ‘slight lean’ with ‘really low ceilings’, and said: “I don’t know who it was for. They must have been short.”

His comments were again supported by wife Meghan, who added: “He would just hit his head constantly in that place because he’s so tall… It was just a chapter in our lives where I don’t think anyone could believe what it was actually like behind the scenes.”

The Sussexes then also revealed how Oprah Winfrey once came over to Nott Cott for tea and commented how ‘no one would ever believe’ that Prince Harry and Meghan lived there.

The shocking comments came in the first episode of Netflix’s Harry & Meghan, which focuses on the Sussexes royal wedding and the ensuing drama; they are sure to rile up royal enthusiasts given that Nott Cott was dearly loved by the late Queen Elizabeth.