![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/queen-hoped-harry-and-meghan-would-respect-her-gift-after-she-rejected-their-request/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-1198421553.jpg&description=The late Queen reportedly hoped that Prince Harry and Meghan would "respect" the house she gave them after she was forced to reject a previous housing request The Windsor Estate has been the home to the Royal Family for almost 1,000 years, with the late Queen and Prince Philip, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson among the most recent residents. The vast estate contains a number of properties, including huge mansions and cosier cottages, which the Queen gifted to her loved ones over the years. This included Frogmore Cottage, which she gifted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their stunning royal wedding back in 2018. However, according to reports the couple actually requested a different property, but the Queen deemed it "inappropriate" and "firmly" rejected it. According to The Times, Harry and Meghan wanted to live within the Castle itself and reportedly asked if "living quarters could be made available after their marriage". At the time, only the Queen and Prince Philip had private apartments within the actual castle, with everyone else living elsewhere on the estate. However, the late monarch is said to have "politely but firmly suggested" that they live in nearby Frogmore Cottage instead. A further claim about the decision to give her grandson and his wife the impressive home as a wedding gift was made in royal expert Katie's Nicholl's book The New Royals. Nicholl wrote that the late Lady Elizabeth Anson, who died in 2020, said the Queen described the Windsor home as a "big deal" and shared her hopes that Harry and Meghan would "respect" her generosity. Lady Elizabeth is quoted as saying: "The cottage was a big deal. The Queen's entrance into the gardens is right next to their cottage. It is essentially her back yard, her solitude, and her privacy. "She was giving that up in gifting Harry and Meghan Frogmore Cottage. We all thought it was very big of her. She said, 'I hope they'll respect it.'" Earlier this year){kind=link}
The late Queen reportedly hoped that Prince Harry and Meghan would “respect” the house she gave them after she was forced to reject a previous housing request
The Windsor Estate has been the home to the Royal Family for almost 1,000 years, with the late Queen and Prince Philip, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson among the most recent residents.
The vast estate contains a number of properties, including huge mansions and cosier cottages, which the Queen gifted to her loved ones over the years.
This included Frogmore Cottage, which she gifted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their stunning royal wedding back in 2018. However, according to reports the couple actually requested a different property, but the Queen deemed it “inappropriate” and “firmly” rejected it.
According to The Times, Harry and Meghan wanted to live within the Castle itself and reportedly asked if “living quarters could be made available after their marriage”.