Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank have taken up residence in
“Sussex source: "Frogmore Cottage continues to be [the couple's] residence in the UK and they are delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack as they start their own family,” he shared.
It is ultimately owned by the Crown Estate, but is used as a private royal residence and is not open to the public. Ownership of Frogmore Cottage is passed from monarch to monarch. In 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into Frogmore Cottage and used it as their official home base while in the UK.
Learning that they had been evicted from Frogmore Cottage can't have been easy for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but the reported final outcome isn't too bad for them, actually. A source told OK! that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have moved into the Windsor home, after being given the keys two weeks ago.
Harry and Meghan have left Frogmore Cottage, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to move their remaining possessions out of their UK home close to Windsor Castle just weeks after Harry criticised the Royal Family in his memoir Spare, which was published in January.
Her Majesty has never chosen to live in the property because when she is in Windsor, she resides at her very own castle, which is the world's largest occupied castle. Frogmore House gets its name from the many frogs that inhabit the marshland around the grounds.
When they quit their roles as senior royals and moved to California in 2020 they agreed to repay the money for the work done after expressing a desire to become “financially independent”. In the wake of Megxit a Palace spokesman said the couple would continue to pay rent on Frogmore Cottage.
“Frogmore house is bigger. Jane Roberts's book royal landscapes describes the cottage in detail.”
Frogmore Cottage, a Grade-II listed property in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, was a gift to the royal couple from the late Queen. Prince Harry and Meghan refurbished the property, owned by the Crown Estate, at an estimated cost of £2.4m in 2018-19.
Who owns Frogmore Cottage? The Crown Estate is the official owner of the home in the castle that remains a private royal residence. Ownership is passed from monarch to monarch so King Charles ultimately has control of the home.
The cottage is part of the Frogmore Estate, bordering the much larger Frogmore House, which was once the home of Queen Victoria's mother, and also played host to Queen Charlotte and Queen Mary as well as numerous royals throughout the years.
Frogmore House is no longer occupied by the Royal Family, but is often used for entertaining.
The Frogmore estate has been under royal ownership since the 16th century and was then leased to a series of Crown tenants. Construction on Frogmore House was not begun until 1680 for tenants Anne Aldworth and Thomas May.
On Thursday, Buckingham Palace released their annual financial report, and in it, they revealed that Frogmore Cottage, the house that was renovated for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is officially vacant.
The couple was gifted Frogmore Cottage in 2019 by Queen Elizabeth, and paid for an extensive renovation independently. However, their time in the five-bedroom house was short-lived: by the end of that year, they had decamped to Canada. In January 2020, they quit their roles as senior royals.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Officially Out of Frogmore Cottage After Being "Evicted" by King Charles.
Prince Harry and Meghan no longer receive money from the Royal Family and have a series of commercial arrangements with a number of companies.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have reportedly set up home in Frogmore Cottage after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were evicted from the plush property in Windsor.
Last year, when they were mulling over a move to Windsor, it was reported that William and Kate had looked at Frogmore House as a potential home. But in the end, they plumped for the four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage - Grade II listed home, which belongs to the Crown Estate.
Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Peter Townsend—the onetime great love of Princess Margaret, who caused a scandal when his relationship with the princess was revealed. Townsend had mixed feelings about living in the Grade II–listed historic home, which at the time was in need of renovation.
Back in February 2022, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had renewed their lease on Frogmore Cottage, and the royal couple still hold tenancy of the Windsor home, according to a report. The Mail, per Perth Now, reported the California-based royal couple still hold the tenancy of Frogmore, which runs out in July.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were living at Frogmore Cottage rent free due to a deal they agreed with Buckingham Palace after they paid back £2.4million in refurbishment costs.
There's been drama surrounding the Windsor home; when Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals, it was announced the Sussexes would be keeping Frogmore Cottage as a UK residence "so that their family will always have a place to call home in the United Kingdom."
Royal expert Camilla Tominey appeared on This Morning, where she spoke about royal properties and how they work. “The Waleses don't want to move into Windsor Castle because they're actually quite happy in Adelaide Cottage, which, by comparison, is modest accommodation,” she says.