![]() ![]() It is built of lovely seasoned red brick, with a tiled roof and roses round the door. It looks as if it had got to London quite by mistake from some distant country place. “It is a small cottage, designed by Christopher Wren. 1951) Miss Crawford tells about the cottage as it was sixty years ago, and of various visits by her former charges (Elizabeth and Margaret), Prince Philip, and even Queen Mary. In her books (the second being Mother and Queen: The Story of Queen Mary, c. Before “Crawfie’s” break with the royal family after the publication of her book The Little Princesses (copyright 1950), she had been granted the life-use of Nottingham Cottage by King George VI. Perhaps the most fascinating about Nottingham Cottage is that it also served for several years as the home of the late Marion Crawford, Queen Elizabeth II’s former governess. ![]() Stories vary as to the strain between Diana, Princess of Wales and Lady Jane during Diana’s later years, even as they lived as Kensington neighbors. That may have made things a bit awkward at the time. Nottingham Cottage had previously been assigned to their uncle and aunt, Lord Robert and Lady Jane (Spencer) Fellowes when the then Sir Robert served as the Queen’s Private Secretary. Given the location, Nottingham Cottage was already somewhat familiar to both Prince William and Prince Harry as they grew up at Kensington Palace. The cottage, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, has two bedrooms, two reception rooms, a bathroom, and a small garden. It also became the first home for Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Previously, it was the London base for his brother and sister-in-law, The Prince and Princess of Wales, when they first married. Photo Credit – Daily Mail, Camera Press Digitalīefore his marriage in 2018, Prince Harry lived in Nottingham Cottage adjacent to Kensington Palace for five years. ![]()
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