Frogmore Cottage

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been told they must move out of Frogmore Cottage so that Prince Andrew can move into the property.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have called Frogmore Cottage home since 2019.

Glimpses of the home were also seen recently in the [couple's Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghans-netflix-docuseries-debuts-94661976)." last year for the queen's jubilee](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-reunite-royal-family-queens-platinum-84953241) and then several months later for her funeral, they stayed at Frogmore Cottage. "It never needed to be this way," Harry said in the series. "I have thought about it long and hard," Harry said. residence and retained financial responsibility for the property. [amid a legal battle over security protection](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-scores-victory-fight-uk-security-family-87364138) while they are in the U.K. [Harry and Meghan spoke about](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/new-harry-meghan-trailer-alleges-royal-institution-planted-95218519) how they thought they would raise their children at Frogmore Cottage and live their lives there. [Prince Harry and Meghan](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-discuss-race-protecting-children-new-94762182), the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are losing their [official royal residence](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-move-kensington-palace-frogmore-cottage-62168021) in the United Kingdom. [live full-time in California](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-attends-super-bowl-royal-cousin-82879134), have been asked to leave [Frogmore Cottage, their home since 2019](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-racing-clock-move-frogmore-cottage-61988497), according to a spokesperson for the couple. taxpayers](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-duchess-meghan-officially-financially-independent-72860723) the approximately $3 million price tag for the Frogmore Cottage renovations. [renovated the home](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-racing-clock-move-frogmore-cottage-61988497) -- an 18th century house that had been converted into apartments for royal staff -- and moved in shortly before the [May 2019 birth of their first child](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghans-choice-archie-harrison-mountbatten-windsor-62934966), a son named Archie. [stepping down from their roles in 2020](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/prince-harry-meghan-join-prince-william-kate-engagement-69480241), becoming financially independent and moving to California.

Frogmore Cottage: The stunning royal residence Harry and Meghan are being kicked out of · The property was the home of Meghan and Harry before they moved to ...

King Charles is evicting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage and will give it to disgraced Prince Andrew, who is fighting the move.

“He said he had no regrets about any of the revelations, and he’s relieved to have got his story out into the world. “But it shows Harry and Meghan are powerless to stop the eviction.” There’s been an amazing reaction to it, he said.” Naturally, he’s against the move. “Harry said he was really happy about the success of the book and the reaction to it,” the insider told us. [violently shoved Harry to the floor](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/08/prince-harry-william-snapped-in-fight-that-caused-nasty-cuts/) over Markle, 41, and that King Charles would [joke about Harry’s “real” father.](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/05/king-charles-made-jokes-about-prince-harrys-real-dad/)

Buckingham Palace has not commented on the story about the current and future inhabitants of the home on the Windsor Castle estate.

residence by the royal family. After moving to live full-time in California, the couple still kept Frogmore Cottage as their U.K. taxpayers via the royal family's "Sovereign Grant," but the cost was repaid by Prince Harry. They celebrated their daughter Lilibet's first birthday there last year and also used it when they came to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral. The statement came after The makeover was initially paid for by U.K.

King Charles is apparently kicking Prince Harry and Meghan Markle out of their former home.

He paid her an [undisclosed settlement in February 2022 after](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/how-is-prince-andrew-paying-settlement-virginia-giuffre/) she [filed a civil suit in the United States](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39032660/prince-andrew-trial-royal-family-future-polling-perception/). Andrew [stepped down as a working royal](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/prince-andrew-no-public-duties-jeffrey-epstein-report/) in 2019 after [an interview he gave surrounding allegations ](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/prince-andrew-interview-behind-the-scenes-scoops-excerpt/)that he had sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. [Prince Harry told Hoda Kotb last year.](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39766657/prince-harry-california-home-for-the-time-being-hoda-interview/) "We’ve been welcomed with open arms" in California, he said, saying they have "a great community up in Santa Barbara." Follow her @emburack on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/emburack)and [Prince Andrew](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/prince-andrew-facts/) currently lives in the Royal Lodge in Windsor, a large 31-bedroom mansion where he's resided since 2002. [the Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/7515337/harry-meghan-evicted-frogmore-cottage-king-charles/), Charles "offered" Prince Andrew the keys to Frogmore Cottage, which was previously the home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. However, that seems to no longer be the case as Harry and Meghan seem to be full-time in Montecito, California. Buckingham Palace, too, said, Frogmore Cottage "will remain their UK family home." And here’s all my socks from this time?" Yet, a profile of Meghan This is what I was writing in my journal there?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked to leave their British base, their spokesperson says.

The cottage has a rich and varied history. He also wrote that he and his brother, the Prince of Wales, had begged their father not to marry Camilla, now Queen Consort. Prince Harry and Meghan refurbished the property, owned by the Crown Estate, at an estimated cost of £2.4m in 2018-19. He has repeatedly denied the allegations. The book - which was released in January and became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began in 1998 - included claims Prince Harry was physically attacked by his brother, the Prince of Wales. It was earlier reported that the home, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, had been offered to the Duke of York.

The Sun tabloid, citing unnamed sources, said the five-bedroom property had been offered to Prince Andrew.

[his memoir “Spare,”](https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex/dp/0593593804?&linkCode=sl1&tag=thewaspos09-20&linkId=40d577d03fb0ef0d93f9ae858655607d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl) Harry recounts asking his grandmother, the queen, to help after he and Meghan found their quarters at Nottingham Cottage in London too small. The Sun tabloid reported that the king is set to cut Andrew’s “annual £249,000 grant, leaving him unable to afford” the running costs of Royal Lodge. Andrew denies any wrongdoing but [settled the lawsuit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/15/andrew-giuffre-settlement-epstein/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21). Any changes to the formula are expected to come into effect next month. The queen also took away his [titles and patronages](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/13/prince-andrew-military-patronages/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21). Although he travels with his own security, he wants to pay for specially-trained British police officers, who have access to U.K. Harry is suing the British government over his security arrangements when in the country. It was not clear exactly why the couple were being asked now to let go of the five-bedroom house in Windsor. As a practical, day-to-day matter, giving up Frogmore may not matter much to Harry and Meghan. This eviction may throw into further doubt that he will be welcomed back into the fold. [Frogxit](https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/21548936/harry-meghan-evicted-frogmore-cottage-king-charles/), the Sun tabloid, citing unnamed sources, said the home had been offered to Prince Andrew, who has been living at a larger royal property in Windsor. Frogmore Cottage is part of the Crown Estate, meaning it is technically owned by the monarch.

Well-placed source tells Standard: 'The Sussex's are no longer leasing Frogmore Cottage. If they want a residence in the UK they will have to buy one ...

If they want a residence in the UK they will have to buy one privately.” Spare sold more than 3.2 million copies and topped the best-seller charts around the world. [Prince Harry](/topic/prince-harry) and [Meghan](/topic/meghan) were given the house by the late Queen as a wedding gift and renovated it at a cost of £2.4 million, but lived there for only six months before moving to the US.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been told they must move out of Frogmore Cottage so that Prince Andrew can move into the property.

"But it shows Harry and Meghan are powerless to stop the eviction." But, it doesn't seem that Andrew is too keen on the proposal. The paper also reports that Prince Andrew is expected to move into the property.

Harry and Meghan have been asked to leave what used to be their royal home in the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for Archewell confirmed on Wednesday.

In September 2020, Prince Andrew repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers' money that was used to renovate the home. Royal accounts for 2019 show that the money was spent on structural work, rewiring and new flooring. [ reports circulated](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11805205/King-Charles-evicting-Harry-Meghan-Frogmore-Cottage.html) King Charles decided to take Frogmore Cottage back from the couple, who currently reside in Santa Barbara, California, [following the release of Harry's memoir "Spare." Harry and Meghan previously moved to Canada for a few months before settling in the United States, Meghan's home country. home](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/11/22/prince-eugenie-moves-into-duchess-meghan-prince-harry-frogmore-home/6382090002/) [Harry](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/01/prince-harry-stephen-colbert-late-show-appearance-q-and-a/11373016002/) and [Meghan](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/12/15/netflix-prince-harry-duchess-meghan-docuseries-part-2-episodes-revelations/10888429002/) have been asked to leave what used to be [their royal home](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/11/22/prince-eugenie-moves-into-duchess-meghan-prince-harry-frogmore-home/6382090002/) in the United Kingdom.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain, suggesting a further fraying of ties with the royal family amid ...

[Lifestyle](https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle) [Olive oil in coffee? CDC warns of rise in 'extensively drug-resistant' shigella bacteria infections](https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/u-s-cdc-warns-of-rise-in-extensively-drug-resistant-shigella-bacteria-infections-1.6295206) Alberta RCMP ask man missing for nearly 43 years to call them](https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/are-you-jeffrey-dupres-alberta-rcmp-ask-man-missing-for-nearly-43-years-to-call-them-1.6295019) The U.S. Increasingly in new virtual reality worlds dubbed the metaverse. Animal Rescue in Longueuil is calling the actions of a Longueuil police (SPAL) officer "outrageous" after the officer was filmed shooting a deer multiple times while it was on the ground. 19, a concerned citizen called the police about a wounded deer near Michel-Chartrand Park and that it was shot 13 times. experience](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/reality-gap-identified-in-gender-equality-survey-on-what-canadians-think-vs-experience-1.6295301) Liberals and Conservatives have often been neck-and-neck over the past year when it comes to ballot support, according to Nanos Research's weekly tracking. Disclosures Harry made in "Spare" deepened the rift between him and his family. [MORE WORLD NEWS](https://www.ctvnews.ca/world) The Sun newspaper reported that Charles started the eviction process on Jan.

The couple lived in the 10 bedroom home on the grounds of Windsor Castle before leaving the UK in 2020, and stayed there during visits in recent years.

As for the report that Prince Andrew may be moving in, Buckingham Palace has not released a statement addressing the news, but The Sun reports that he’s being asked to vacate his longtime residence at the nearby Royal Lodge property. Extensive renovations were done to the Georgian-era home in order to make it habitable for the young family, but by early 2020, Harry and Meghan had announced their plans to step back from their royal roles and relocate to North America. The royal rift between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and his family may have just gotten a bit deeper.

Here's why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been evicted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles. He's reportedly giving it to Prince Andrew.

“She spotted a bowl she liked and asked Andrew if she could steal it and post it to her mom. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen,” the palace said in a statement. He brought back a string of new girlfriends to his home in the Palace— even model Caprice.” The tabloid added that if the disgraced Duke wants to remain in London, he’ll have to move to the other royal residence, St. Andrew and Caprice dated for two months in 2000, having met the Dancing on Ice star at a dinner party and invited her back to his now former Palace suite. “But it shows Harry and Meghan are powerless to stop the eviction.” Harry and Megan were given use of Frogmore Cottage by the Queen as a wedding present in 2018. James Palace, which “doesn’t have the same allure for a single man,” the source observed. “With The Queen’s approval and agreement, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen. “This surely spells the end of Harry and Meghan’s time in the UK,” the source said, adding that the 10-bedroom property in Windsor—yes, “cottage” is really an understatement—has been offered to the disgraced royal Prince Andrew instead. The couple claimed it would mean “their family would always have a place to call home in the United Kingdom.” “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will continue to use Frogmore Cottage – with the permission of Her Majesty The Queen – as their official residence as they continue to support the Monarchy.” In the wake of Harry’s memoir which revealed intimate and shocking details about the Royal Family’s inner workings, the now-King Charles is booting them out. “Andrew is resisting the idea of moving into Frogmore Cottage after he was offered it last week,” they said. “Frogmore Cottage will continue to be the property of Her Majesty the Queen,” they wrote on their website.

A Sussex spokesperson released a statement after the Sun reported that King Charles III had evicted them from Frogmore Cottage.

[story](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inside-story-king-charless-eviction-harry-meghan-omid-scobie-100837054.html) calling the eviction a “cruel punishment,” the loss of Frogmore Cottage means that Harry and Meghan will face significant security concerns on future trips: Though the couple have private security, they are no longer granted police protection while in the UK. 17 is officially the UK’s [bestselling nonfiction book](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/17/prince-harry-spare-is-fastest-selling-non-fiction-book) since the industry began keeping track in 1998. According to the Sun, the King plans to offer the property to his brother Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. In his memoir, Harry made many headline-grabbing revelations, including an accusation that members of his family and their staffers had leaked stories about him and his wife to the press, and revealed that his brother, Prince William, knocked him to the ground during a fight about Meghan. They also held their daughter’s first birthday party at the property during that visit. Frogmore Cottage has nonetheless remained the Sussexes’ home away from home, a fact that was made clear in intimate family footage included in the Sussex-produced Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, released in December.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer call Frogmore Cottage their U.K. home, with the U.S-based Duke and Duchess of Sussex being “requested to ...

However, a spokesperson for Harry confirmed to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54062799) in 2020 that he'd fully paid these costs through a contribution to the grant. and celebrated Lili's [first birthday there](https://www.eonline.com/news/1333617/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-share-rare-photo-of-daughter-lilibet-after-her-first-birthday-celebration) in June. [Prince Harry](https://www.eonline.com/news/prince_harry) and [Meghan Markle](https://www.eonline.com/news/meghan_markle) will no longer call the royal residence their U.K. The ball is in their court. "But, you know, the door is always open. "We've been welcomed with open arms, and it's got such a great community up in Santa Barbara." We knew that we were going to get some breathing space from this very painful experience that we'd been stuck in, but also it was really sad." While the couple—who also share daughter [Lilibet "Lili" Diana](https://www.eonline.com/news/lili_diana), almost 21 months—currently reside in the U.S., the family continued to spend time at Frogmore Cottage during their trips to the U.K. [Hoda Kotb](https://www.eonline.com/news/hoda_kotb) in an [April interview](https://www.eonline.com/news/1327906/prince-harry-gives-update-on-queen-elizabeth-iis-wellbeing-after-u-k-visit) with [Today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lvlv5AYdZc). [January interview](https://www.eonline.com/news/1360306/will-prince-harry-attend-king-charles-iiis-coronation-the-duke-of-sussex-says) with [ITV](https://www.itv.com/watch/news/new-clip-from-prince-harrys-itv-documentary-released/y7hg94x). News March 1, "We can confirm The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage." [first moved into Frogmore Cottage](https://www.eonline.com/news/1029682/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-move-into-frogmore-cottage-ahead-of-royal-baby-s-birth) in the spring of 2019 ahead of the birth of their first child [Archie Harrison](https://www.eonline.com/news/archie_harrison) (now 3), then [stepping back](https://www.eonline.com/news/1109588/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-announce-move-to-north-america-step-back-from-royal-duties) as [working members](https://www.eonline.com/news/1239873/pregnant-meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-will-not-return-as-working-members-of-royal-family) of the royal family and [relocating to California in 2020](https://www.eonline.com/news/1178358/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-are-officially-home-owners-as-they-move-to-santa-barbara).

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been evicted from Frogmore Cottage and King Charles wants disgraced royal Prince Andrew to move in.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been asked by King Charles to vacate Frogmore Cottage. Their eviction leaves them without an official royal residence.

But Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender [Jeffrey Epstein](https://time.com/5621911/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-what-to-know/), and a subsequent lawsuit [accusing him of sexual abuse](https://time.com/6107815/prince-andrew-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-allegations/) ( [which was settled](https://time.com/6149123/prince-andrew-settlement-virginia-giuffre-royal-finances/)), led to the [removal of his royal and military titles](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59987935) in January 2022. [racism](https://time.com/6241468/harry-meghan-netflix-docuseries-race/) and lack of palatial support. Says Bastin: “King Charles means business when he does the hierarchy of who stands where within the Royal inner sanctum.” [TIME Turns 100](https://time.com/collection/a-century-of-impact/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202) [$300,000](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-andrew-spending-far-more-than-his-income-q7ksnwt2m) yearly. [January 2020](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/prince-harry-meghan-markle-canada-move-buckingham-palace-a9274976.html), first to Canada before [eventually settling](https://www.vogue.com/article/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-have-found-a-new-home) in their current $14.7 million home in Montecito. Andrew, the Duke of York, currently lives in the much larger Royal Lodge, a 31-bedroom property three miles away from Frogmore Cottage that Andrew shares with his ex-wife Sarah and the late Queen’s corgis. The eviction from Frogmore Cottage strips Harry and Meghan of guaranteed police protection during their trips to Britain. “It’s sending a clear, clear message from the King to his younger son,” says Giselle Bastin, a royal expert at Flinders University in Adelaide. Officially, however, the Crown Estate owns the property. It was built in 1801 as a country retreat for King George III’s wife Queen Charlotte and her daughters. home, a spokesperson for the couple confirmed to the media on Wednesday. The “request to vacate” would leave them without an official royal residence.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they will be vacating their only remaining home in the UK. Here, Vogue breaks down everything you need to ...

(Harry and Meghan have been close to Eugenie and Jack since before their marriage.) Still, the Duke and Duchess have made the Georgian property their base on their return visits to the UK— [celebrating Lilibet’s first birthday there during the Platinum Jubilee](https://www.vogue.com/article/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-share-daughter-lilibet-first-birthday-portrait). At the time, Meghan and Harry were living in [Nottingham Cottage](https://www.vogue.com/article/nottingham-cottage-prince-harry-meghan-markle) (the prince’s erstwhile bachelor pad that became the couple’s first shared home), and had been expected to take up residence in a 20-room apartment at Kensington Palace. [statement](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/harry-meghan-leaving-frogmore-cottage) to Vogue on March 1 that they had officially “been requested to vacate their residence.” Buckingham Palace, however, has yet to reveal whether the reason for their departure is, in fact, to make room for Prince Andrew, as has been widely reported. In the wake of their Netflix series and Harry’s myriad controversial disclosures in Spare, there has been endless speculation about whether or not the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the coronation on May 6. [their growing family](https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/princess-eugenie-pregnant-2023) over the last two years. [royal wedding](https://www.vogue.com/article/see-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-official-wedding-portraits) in St George’s Chapel, it emerged that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex—who were by then expecting their first child—would set up home at Frogmore Cottage, which overlooks their reception venue, Frogmore House. While certain sources claim Harry and Meghan were initially given just weeks to vacate Frogmore Cottage in the wake of the release of [Spare](https://www.vogue.com/article/prince-harry-spare-revelations), the pair are now allegedly being given until the coronation to remove the last of their belongings. Instead, a Buckingham Palace statement confirmed, the Duke and Duchess had accepted the gift of Frogmore Cottage from [Her Majesty the Queen](https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/queen-elizabeth-a-life-in-photos). Upon their relocation to the States, however, Harry and Meghan repaid the cost of the refurbishment in full. In later years, the cottage was separated into five living units and, for a time, housed Windsor estate workers, too. the paths had to be swept over and over again.” “We noticed an immense number of little frogs, hardly bigger than a bluebottle fly, hopping and crawling all over the grass and paths,” she wrote while breakfasting at Frogmore Cottage.

Prince Harry and Meghan now reside in the United States but had retained the early 19th-century property as their UK base. Gifted to the Sussexes by the late ...

[six-part ](https://cnn.com/2022/12/08/uk/harry-meghan-netflix-takeaways-scli-intl/index.html) [Netflix ](https://cnn.com/2022/12/08/uk/harry-meghan-netflix-takeaways-scli-intl/index.html) [documentary](https://cnn.com/2022/12/08/uk/harry-meghan-netflix-takeaways-scli-intl/index.html) the couple released last year and an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. They alleged there were “concerns” in the royal family about Archie’s skin color, detailed feelings of being “trapped” and said Meghan had suicidal thoughts during her first pregnancy. The Duke of York also The cost of all fittings, fixtures and furnishings were paid for privately by the duke and duchess. They refurbished the property and moved in shortly before the arrival of their son Archie in May 2019. Prince Harry and Meghan now reside in the United States but had retained the early 19th-century property as their UK base.

The King requested that Harry and Meghan 'vacate' their UK base, it was confirmed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have said they have been asked to leave their UK home of Frogmore Cottage. What to know, from bedrooms, to owner and more.

The renovations cost nearly $3 million, and [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g39800355/queen-elizabeth-horse-photos/) [announced](https://www.royal.uk/statement-her-majesty-queen-0) in January 2020 that Harry and Meghan would pay back the cost of the reno to the Sovereign Grant. [King Henry VIII ](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a42038998/anne-boleyn-children-death-miscarriages-lovers/)in the 16th Century, according to the [Royal Collection Trust](https://www.rct.uk/visit/frogmore-house/about-frogmore-house#/). [Harry and Meghan](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g35741380/queen-elizabeth-grandchildren/) were gifted the cottage, they did some big renovations to modernize it. The area is pretty roomy, with an island in the center, along with plenty of upper and lower cabinets. They had previously been living in Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace which, Harry pointed out in his memoir, was tiny and old. [Prince Andrew,](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a39850011/prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship-leak-prince-andrew-palace-papers/) King Charles’ brother, has reportedly been offered Frogmore Cottage instead. However, she also said at the time that [Frogmore Cottage will “remain their UK family home.”](https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLlxD6stj0/) The cottage was built by Queen Charlotte near the beginning of the 19th Century for her daughters to use, according to [Time](https://time.com/6259684/harry-meghan-frogmore-cottage-eviction/#:~:text=What%20is%20Frogmore%20Cottage%3F,Queen%20Charlotte%20and%20her%20daughters.). The land was actually originally made up of two estates, Great and Little Frogmore, which were bought by Like, what is it, exactly, and who owns it? Still, a lot of eyebrows have been raised over the sudden move. Here’s what you need to know:

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been asked "to vacate" their Frogmore Cottage home in Windsor, England, a spokesperson for the Archewell Foundation told ...

A source said at the time, "Frogmore Cottage continues to be the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's residence in the U.K., and they are delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack as they start their own family." The second son of [Queen Elizabeth](https://people.com/tag/queen-elizabeth/), who stepped back from public duties over his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, currently resides at the much larger Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park. However, the pair's closeness sparked racism and jealousy among the court and other members of Queen Victoria's family — and ultimately, just hours after the monarch was buried in 1901, a group of senior royals and courtiers came to his home and ordered that all his letters from the monarch be destroyed. [statement from Buckingham Palace](https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-will-repay-renovation-money-on-frogmore-cottage/) read, "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared their wish to repay Sovereign Grant expenditure for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their U.K. [Prince Harry](https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) and Meghan's first home was a bit of a fixer-upper. [Harry "fully covered" the renovation costs of Frogmore Cottage](https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-pay-back-taxpayer-money-for-renovating-their-u-k-home-frogmore-cottage/), which were said to be around $3 million, later that year. The couple relocated from the two-bedroom [Nottingham Cottage](https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-say-oprah-winfrey-was-surprised-at-nottingham-cottage-size-netflix-series/), on the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, to the residence before the birth of their first child, son [Archie Harrison](https://people.com/tag/archie/), who was born in May 2019. That was all part of our future, and everything changed really, really quickly," Harry added of the future they imagined there. They also took their engagement photos on the grounds of Frogmore House the year prior. [Prince Harry](https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/), 38, and Meghan, 41, lived at Frogmore Cottage from 2019 to 2020. They have taken the initiative to do so." [confirmed](https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-requested-vacate-frogmore-cottage-uk-home/) to PEOPLE on Wednesday that "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage" — and here's everything to know about the home in Windsor.