Nottingham Cottage
| Nottingham Cottage | |
|---|---|
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| Alternative names | Nott Cott |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′21″N0°11′19″W/ 51.50582°N 0.18870°W |
| Owner | Crown Estate |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,324 square feet (123 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Christopher Wren |
Nottingham Cottageis a house in the grounds ofKensington PalaceinLondon.[1]As agrace-and-favourproperty, the house has been frequently occupied by members of theBritish royal family,as well as staff and employees.
Design and location[edit]
Nottingham Cottage is a house on the grounds of Kensington Palace.[2]The ceilings are noted for their lowness, with previous residentsPrince of WalesandDuke of Sussexhaving to stoop to avoid hitting their heads.[3][4]Marion Crawford,who resided at the cottage from 1948 to 1950, described it as "a dream 'of seasoned red brick... with roses round the door'. "[5]It is 1,324 square feet (123 m2) in size.[3][6]It stands near two other grace-and-favour houses,Ivy CottageandWren Cottage.[7]
The house was designed byChristopher Wren.Its name derives fromNottingham House,the residence of theEarl of Nottingham:in 1689, the second Earl sold the property toWilliam IIIandMary II,who developed the estate asKensington House,later Kensington Palace.[3][8]
History[edit]
Nottingham Cottage has previously been home toPrince Henry, Duke of Gloucester,and his wife,Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.[9]Upon her retirement in 1948, the house was given for life toMarion Crawford,the former governess of PrincessesElizabethandMargaret.In gratitude for Crawford's service,Queen Mary,the princesses' grandmother, decorated the house with Victorian furniture and prints of flowers for her. Crawford left the cottage in 1950 in the aftermath of her selling stories about the royal family to newspapers, which was revealed publicly byThe Sunday ExpresseditorJohn Gordonin an attempt to pressure her to provide more stories and articles to him.[5]
The home was subsequently lent toMiles Hunt-Davis,private secretary of theDuke of Edinburgh,and his wife Anita.[10]Robert Fellowes,private secretary toElizabeth II,and his wifeLady Jane Fellowes,the sister ofDiana, Princess of Wales,also occupied the cottage.[3]
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge,andCatherine, Duchess of Cambridgeused Nottingham Cottage as their London residence after their marriage from 2011 to 2013, splitting their time between the cottage and their home on theBodorgan EstateinWales.[11]The cottage was redecorated for the couple by interior designerKelly Hoppen.[11]The Duke and Duchess resided there with their sonPrince Georgeafter his birth, before moving to Kensington Palace in October 2013.[3]
Prince Harrymoved into Nottingham Cottage fromClarence Housefollowing his brother's departure, with the house referred to as his "bachelor pad"after leaving the army.[3][12][13][14]It is also one of the places where Prince Harry claims to have proposed toMeghan Markle;they subsequently resided together at the cottage following their engagement.[3][15]In April 2019, the couple moved toFrogmore Cottagebefore the birth of theirfirst child.[16][17]Harry has made accusations in his bookSparethat a physical altercation took place between him and William in the cottage kitchen[18] Following theirwedding,it was reported thatPrincess Beatriceand her husbandEdoardo Mapelli-Mozziwere to move into the cottage.[19][20]
References[edit]
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- ^"Nottingham Cottage: The Kensington home where the Sussex's live as a married couple".The Telegraph.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^abcdefgVictoria Ward (11 April 2018)."Nottingham Cottage: Meghan and Harry's cosy two-bed home in Kensington".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved18 May2018.
- ^Yossman, K.J. (15 December 2022)."'Harry & Meghan' Volume II Most Explosive Claims: Prince William 'Bullied' the Couple Out of the Royal Family, King Charles 'Lied' About Them ".Variety.com.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^abSarah Bradford(28 February 2002).Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen.Penguin Books.p. 192.ISBN978-0-141-93333-7.
- ^Leslie Carroll (5 January 2010).Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire.Penguin Books.pp. 456–.ISBN978-1-101-15977-4.
- ^Paul Burrell(2007).The Way We Were: Remembering Diana.HarperCollins.ISBN978-0-00-725263-3.
- ^Lysons, Daniel."Kensington Pages 170-230 The Environs of London: Volume 3, County of Middlesex".British History Online.T Cadell and W Davies.Retrieved22 September2021.
- ^Kate Williams (historian)(10 May 2012).Young Elizabeth: The Making of our Queen.Orion Publishing Group.p. 136.ISBN978-0-297-86782-1.
- ^"Prince Philip's former Private Secretary dies aged 79".Express.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^ab"Will & Kate Move Into Kensington Palace Apartment, Buy Lots Of Air Freshener".HuffPost.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^Penny Junor(11 September 2014).Prince Harry: Brother. Soldier. Son. Husband.Hodder & Stoughton.p. 344.ISBN978-1-4447-7794-9.
- ^"Where is Nottingham Cottage - the place Prince Harry is staying ahead of Prince Philip's funeral".Nottingham News.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^"Harry and Meghan Will Soon Be William and Kate's Next-Door Neighbors".Vanity Fair.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^Kim, Eun Kyung (27 November 2017)."Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle during 'cozy' night while roasting chicken".Today.com.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^Sawer, Patrick (24 November 2018)."Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move to Frogmore House and begin family life".The Telegraph.Retrieved8 May2019– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^Gonzales, Erica (4 April 2019)."Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Just Officially Moved Out of London".Retrieved26 April2019.
- ^Pengelly, Martin (4 January 2023)."Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on 5 January 2023.Retrieved4 January2023.
- ^"Will this be Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's first marital home?".Tatler.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^"Princess Beatrice Might Move Into Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Home at Kensington Palace".Cosmopolitan.Retrieved2 June2021.