Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are currently living in Los Angeles after they officially stepped down as senior royals at the end of March. And according to a new report, this is what she wanted all along.
Royal photographer Arthur Edwards said that Meghan Markle had no intention of living in the U.K. after marrying Prince Harry. He claimed that even though taxpayers paid £2.4million for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage for them, the Duchess of Sussex had no plans to call it home.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved out of Kensington Palace to live in Frogmore Cottage when they were still senior royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, reportedly, intended to stay in Apartment 1 of Kensington Palace, which is a 21-bedroom home.
However, there were a lot of things to be done to the place, which would take some time to finish and would not be ready in time for the arrival of baby Archie. Because of that, Queen Elizabeth offered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to live in Frogmore Cottage.
“All that house refurbishment at Frogmore and the money that they spent on that, she had no intention of staying here,” Arthur Edwards said.
Arthur Edwards has been taking photographs of Prince Harry since the day he was born. The royal photographer revealed that he saw a change in the Duke of Sussex’s behavior since meeting Meghan Markle.
He shared that his relationship with Prince Harry “he has gone completely sour” and that the Duke of Sussex did not talk to him for a year. But Arthur Edwards noted that Prince Harry was a fantastic person. However, he has gone “completely the other way” after Meghan became a part of his life.
Meanwhile, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shocked the world when they announced earlier this year that they would step down from their senior royal roles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, then, explained that the reason behind this decision is for them to be away from the limelight so they could focus on their family and charities.
Biographer David Jones previously said that Meghan Markle is to be blamed for Prince Harry’s shocking decision. He added that the former actress is a headstrong woman who rules over the Duke of Sussex.
The biographer, then, revealed that some of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s friends believe that the latter is the instigator of their shocking announcement. David Jones said that one of the former actress’s close friends said that they “saw this coming.”
