Buckingham Palace is denying rumors thatMeghan Markleand Prince Harry published a code of conduct for their new neighbors in Windsor.
A piece forThe Sunreported that locals were given a list of dos and don’ts if they were to see the royal couple — a report the palace has since refuted.
Frogmore Cottage.Shutterstock
Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, moved to the newly renovated Frogmore Cottage at Windsor Castle shortly before Archie’s birth. A source told people that theyviewed the move “as an escape from the ‘fish bowl’ aspects of lifein London’s Kensington Palace.”
Settling in Windsor, some 25 miles west of London, “is a really healthy thing to do,” said a longtime friend, noting that the rigid life at the palace, wherePrince William, Kate Middleton and their three children live, is not for all.
Windsor Great Park.James Whatling
In Windsor, the family (and their dogs!) can enjoy lush gardens around the cottage.
“It has the most amazing mulberry walk, where we would pick mulberries forPrince Philip‘s mulberry gin,” said a former palace staffer. “And when the Queen is there on a Sunday afternoon, it is a five-minute walk up the hill for tea with Granny. It is gorgeous. They will be able to sit on their front lawn and hear the sound of wood on willow of the cricket match.”
Of course, there is a certain protocol to follow during formal settings with Meghan and Harry, asBilly Eichnerand the cast ofThe Lion Kingrecently learned beforemeeting the couple at the film’s London premiere.
“We were all kind of nervous, evenBeyoncé,” the comedian explained. “What makes you nervous is that the days leading up to it, they email you a protocol of how you’re supposed to greetPrince Harryand Meghan.”
He continued, “You’re supposed to say, ‘Your Royal Highness,’ you can’t speak until your hands are in a handshake with his.”
As it turns out, Meghan and Eichner attended Northwestern University around the same time, so they ended up having acasual conversation about their acting professors.
“She was lovely, and they were so cool and down to earth,” he said. “You would never know that they’re royals.”
source: people.com
