Daily Express - 07.08.2019

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NEW HOME: Frogmore Cottage where Harry and Meghan live near Windsor Castle, the venue for their fairytale wedding

HOLLYWOOD COUPLE: Meghan and her ex Trevor

Engelson in 2006 and the home they briefly shared

her big break. And it came three
months before the couple had even
tied the knot when Meghan landed
the role of Rachel Zane in a new
legal drama called Suits.
In fact it is fair to say that Trevor
spent most of the time in the house
without his new bride.
“When she landed the role in
Suits, Meghan became a legitimate
bonafide celebrity,” says royal
correspondent Ashley Pierson.
“Although Suits was set in New
York, the majority of the filming
took place in Toronto and Meghan
moved from Hancock Park to the
Canadian city just months after she
married Trevor.
“This was the first time she
would have had her name called
out on a red carpet. This was the

first time she would have been

papped. So this was a big adjust-

ment for her and it all happened

away from home.”

Just 18 months later, in 2013,

Meghan filed for divorce – citing

“irreconcilable differences”.

According to Andrew Morton’s

2018 biography Meghan: A

Hollywood Princess, her husband

back in Hancock Park had no idea

the marriage was in crisis. The

Duchess reportedly dumped her

partner of nine years “totally out of

the blue” and returned both her

wedding and engagement rings in

the post. One of Trevor’s friends

said the producer was left feeling

“like he was a piece of something

stuck to the bottom of her shoe”.

Ashley added: “The problem

with the marriage was the distance.

As soon as they got married, she

got the gig on Suits and she was in

Toronto and he was in LA. The

relationship just didn’t last.”

Desperate to keep a base on the

West Coast after she’d made

Toronto her primary resi-

dence, Meghan and her

ex rented out Hancock

Park before selling it

on. It is while living

in the Canadian

city that she met

Prince Harry on a

blind date set up

by a mutual

friend.

Meghan and

Harry are said to be

planning a royal tour

of the United States

when their baby,

Archie, is old enough

to travel. It is thought

that one of the stops

will be her former

Hollywood stomping

ground.

But it’s also

rumoured that the

royal couple are con-

sidering buying a prop-

erty in LA so they can

be nearer to Meghan’s

mum, Doria Ragland.

“Meghan definitely

wants a place in Los

Angeles – she loves the city, the

lifestyle and climate,” a source told

The Sun. “Ultimately, she is a

California girl and can breathe

easier there.”

For now, Meghan will have to

make do with Grade II-listed

Frogmore Cottage, the house

near Windsor Castle

where, as the newly-

wed Duchess of

Sussex, Meghan

moved in this year.

During the

£2.4million tax-

payer-funded ren-

ovations, five

adjoining houses

were knocked

together to make

one huge “cottage”.

On top of this, the home had the

beams and floors replaced and a

new gas and water system was

installed. The house was fitted with

10 bedrooms, new bathrooms, and

a luxurious kitchen. A gym and a

yoga studio were also added.

The house was completely redec-

orated and a state-of-the-art nurs-

ery was put in for the royal baby.

Although a lot was spent on

renovations for Meghan and Harry,

a royal spokesman said Frogmore

Cottage was “earmarked for reno-

vation” and the Duke and Duchess

paid for all “fixtures and fittings”

themselves.

Many predict that despite

Meghan’s move from Hancock

Park, first to Toronto then into the

heart of the British royal family, it

may not be the last the West Coast

has seen of her.

She is extremely close to Doria

and mother and daughter hate

being separated by such a distance.

Meghan, Harry and their friends

have made no secret of her hatred

of publicity and what she calls an

invasion of her privacy.

“Spending time in LA would also

allow Meghan some freedom and

independence from both the Palace

and the Press – and more control

over her life and the people around

her,” a source said.

“She is a duchess in the UK, but

she would be a queen in LA.”

MEGHAN’S L.A. HOME

OF HEARTBREAK

£1.5m house the Duchess of Sussex shared with

first husband - for a few months - is up for sale

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