Inside Meghan & Harry’s secret struggles at £12m home with six-year anniversary

19 May 2024 , 07:58
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A former royal butler has revealed the special meal they could eat
A former royal butler has revealed the special meal they could eat

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating their wedding anniversary today, six years after their fairytale royal wedding in Windsor.

However, a royal expert has claimed the couple may be opting for a lowkey occasion this year due to one key reason.

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Today is the six-year wedding anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of SussexCredit: AP
The couple are thought to be celebrating in a lowkey way at the £12million Montecito mansion
The couple are thought to be celebrating in a lowkey way at the £12million Montecito mansion
Ingrid Seward said they could celebrate in a pretty spot in the garden
Ingrid Seward said they could celebrate in a pretty spot in the gardenCredit: AFP

Ingrid Seward, Editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, told Fabulous: “Well, they've got the problem that they don't want to be photographed and seen.

“Most couples will go out and have the most wonderful dinner somewhere.”

The royal expert said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may opt to celebrate at their £12million mansion in Montecito, California - but with a romantic twist.

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Ingrid continued: “I think it's possible, because Meghan is quite inventive, that she might maybe find a really pretty spot in their garden and decorate it. That would be an artistic thing.

“Make it all beautiful with candles and roses.

“She is quite like that. She loves putting candles everywhere.

“So instead of actually being in the house, they would be outside of it because the problem is being in your own home, you're jumping up and down and getting things all the time.”

She added that Meghan may set up the romantic scene as a “surprise to Harry.”

She continued: “I think that she will still want to make a big deal of it because there's so much focus on their state of their marriage

“I don't think they'll do anything in public but I would have thought in private they might make just a sort of romantic gesture to each other.

“Harry's very, very much in love with Meghan. 

“Whatever else we say about him, he loves her very much and I think he'd want to do anything to make her happy.”

Former Royal butler Grant Harrold - who worked for King Charles for seven years - also predicted the Sussexes will celebrate in private. 

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As reported by the Mirror, he explained: “Celebrations will probably be behind closed doors, maybe a dinner party with some friends or maybe just the two of them. 

Meghan and Harry tied the knot at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 19, 2018
Meghan and Harry tied the knot at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 19, 2018Credit: Splash News
We got a glimpse of their beautiful garden en in this photo released for Archie's second birthday
We got a glimpse of their beautiful garden en in this photo released for Archie's second birthdayCredit: The Duke & Duchess of Sussex / BEEM
The family often make the most of their large garden, and Prince Harry previously took Archie on a slip n slide
The family often make the most of their large garden, and Prince Harry previously took Archie on a slip n slideCredit: Netflix
Meghan previously gushed about their home saying it is a 'calm and healing' abode to raise their kids
Meghan previously gushed about their home saying it is a 'calm and healing' abode to raise their kidsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

“Maybe they’ll recreate that roast chicken dinner they had on the night they got engaged at their cottage in Windsor.”

He shared how Harry was “always very romantic” and on dates would be a “true gentleman.”

Grant also added that Meghan and Harry’s wedding anniversary could be an opportunity for an “olive branch” between them and Harry’s family.

Grant explained: “Typically, the Royal family do acknowledge wedding anniversaries, we usually see social media posts so it’ll be interesting to see if that happens this year. If they don’t, once again it goes to show the ongoing division. If it does happen, then I see that as an olive branch.”

Meghan and Harry tied the knot on May 19, 2018 in front of 600 guests at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

It's estimated that the occasion cost £32m - covering everything from the cost of security and catering to Meghan's stunning dress.

Watching on was a star-studded crowd of hundreds including the Clooneys, the Beckhams and Elton John - who performed at the lunchtime's reception.

A gospel choir sang American soul singer Ben E. Kings 1960s hit Stand By Me to the couple, who had earlier been given their new titles as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

And they were later able to meet the rapturous crowds of more than 100,000 people as they were taken through Windsor in a carriage.

The Royal Wedding was not the first time Meghan has said, "I do".

Meghan was previously married to film producer Trevor Engelson who is most famous for the 9/11 romance movie Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have just returned from a tour around Nigeria
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have just returned from a tour around NigeriaCredit: EPA
We saw a sneak peek inside their office during their Harry & Meghan documentary
We saw a sneak peek inside their office during their Harry & Meghan documentaryCredit: Netflix
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have their own fairy tale playhouse in the grounds of the family's £12million mansion in California
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have their own fairy tale playhouse in the grounds of the family's £12million mansion in CaliforniaCredit: Alexi Lubomirski

Becky Pemberton

Los Angeles, California, Weddings, Wedding dresses, Longtail, Fab Original, Celebrity relationships and break ups, Celebrity homes, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton

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