Harry and Meghan: Oprah was surprised by ‘small’ dimension of Nottingham Cottage when she ‘went for tea’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have revealed that they invited Oprah Winfrey to hitch them for tea at their cottage at Kensington Palace, recalling how the TV mogul was left surprised by the ‘small’ dimension of the residence. 

Talking in episode 5 of their bombshell Netflix docuseries, the Sussexes opened up about their life at Nottingham Cottage, the place they lived within the months after their Could 2018 marriage ceremony – insisting that whereas the house was ‘on palace grounds’, they had been in no way ‘dwelling in a palace’ as many assumed. 

Based on Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, their emotions in regards to the ‘small’ house had been cemented when Oprah, 68, joined them ‘for tea’ – with the Duke revealing that the TV host exclaimed, ‘Nobody would consider it!’ when she noticed the property herself. 

‘Oprah came to visit for tea, did not she?’ Harry recalled, along with his spouse responding: ‘She did.’ 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle opened up about their life at their ‘small’ Kensington Palace cottage within the newest episodes of the Netflix sequence right now

The pair revealed that Oprah (seen in a 2012 interview with Simon Cowell) ‘got here spherical for tea’ whereas they had been dwelling at Nottingham Cottage

Based on Harry, Oprah (seen in the course of the couple’s bombshell 2021 interview along with her) was surprised by the scale of the cottage, telling the pair: ‘Nobody would ever consider it!’ 

The daddy-of-two continued: ‘And when she got here in, she sat down, and she or he mentioned: “Nobody would ever consider it!”‘ earlier than Meghan echoed Oprah’s assertion: ‘Nobody would ever consider it.’ 

Their anecdote about Oprah got here after the couple shared a number of candid photos and movies from their time at Nottingham Cottage – which was known as ‘Nott Cott’ on an indication posted on the fridge within the property – whereas additionally opening up about what life was like whereas they had been dwelling there. 

‘So far as individuals had been involved we had been dwelling in a palace. And we had been… in a cottage on palace grounds,’ Harry says. 

Meghan then chimes in: ‘Kensington Palace sounds very regal, in fact it does, it says “palace” within the title. However Nottingham Cottage was so small.’

She provides: ‘[Harry] would simply hit his head continually in that place as a result of he is so tall.’

‘The entire thing is on a slight lean, [with] actually low ceilings,’ Harry explains. ‘So I do not know who was there earlier than however they will need to have been very quick.’

The couple didn’t reveal when precisely their tea with Oprah happened, however it’s thought it was shortly after their Could 2018 marriage ceremony, which the TV mogul attended (pictured) 

After the pair tied the knot, they spent months dwelling at Nottingham Cottage, which Meghan described as ‘small’, with each including that it wasn’t a palace, however slightly ‘on palace grounds’

‘The entire thing is on a slight lean, [with] actually low ceilings,’ Harry explains. ‘So I do not know who was there earlier than however they will need to have been very quick’

Based on Meghan, the couple’s lives contained in the Kensington Palace grounds had been in contrast to something ‘anybody would consider’, with the couple sharing photos of themselves doing DIY tasks and gardening. 

‘Me with a hoe and H varnishing,’ Meghan says. ‘It was only a chapter in our lives the place I do not assume anybody may consider what it was truly like behind the scenes.’ 

Though the pair didn’t specify when their tea with Oprah happened, it was urged that the Sussexes hosted the media mogul not lengthy after their Could 2018 marriage ceremony – virtually three years earlier than they sat down along with her for a bombshell TV interview in March 2021. 

The couple briefly addressed the interview within the docuseries, with Meghan revealing that they didn’t watch the primetime sit down earlier than it aired to the world. 

‘We did not see it till the world noticed it. It was fascinating,’ she says, whereas footage of the couple watching the interview on a sofa was performed. 

The mother-of-two additionally voiced her shock that the principle ‘take away’ from their chat with Oprah was the royal racism allegations, slightly than her psychological well being struggles. 

‘I assumed me being very open in regards to the despair I skilled and simply how excessive that turned, I assumed that may be the most important take away however it was solely eclipsed by the dialog surrounding race,’ she mentioned. 

The ultimate episode of the sequence additionally reveals the second Prince Harry shared a textual content from his brother Prince William along with his spouse amid the fallout from their ‘fact bomb’ interview with Oprah.

Through the newest episodes of their Netflix doc, the couple shared a number of candid photos and movies of their time at Nottingham Cottage, together with this snap of Harry with their canine, Man 

Based on Meghan (seen dancing in a candid video taken by Harry on the cottage), the couple’s lives inside Kensington Palace grounds had been in contrast to something ‘anybody would consider’

In footage filmed within the days after the bombshell dialogue with Oprah, Harry is seen displaying his spouse his telephone, earlier than Meghan says: ‘Wow, H simply bought a textual content from his brother.’

Whereas the couple didn’t share what was within the textual content, Meghan did share the contents of a message she acquired from Beyonce within the wake of the interview. 

‘Beyonce simply texted. I nonetheless cant consider she is aware of who I’m,’ she says after receiving the message. 

Harry then quipped: ‘Simply checking in simply informal. Go name her.’ 

Meghan replied: ‘No it is okay, she mentioned that she desires me to really feel secure and guarded, she admires and respects my bravery and she or he thinks I used to be chosen to interrupt generational curses that must be healed.’

Harry replied: ‘That is effectively mentioned.’