Windsor Castle has been the home to the Royal Family for almost 1,000 years, with the late Queen and Prince Philip, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson among the most recent residents.
The large estate contains a number of properties, including huge mansions and cosier cottages, which the Queen gifted to her loved ones over the years.
This included the stunning Frogmore Cottage, which she gifted to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following their stunning royal wedding back in 2018. However, according to reports the couple actually requested a different property, but the Queen deemed it "inappropriate" and "firmed" rejected it.
According to The Times, Harry and Meghan wanted to live within the Castle itself and reported asked if "living quarters could be made available after their marriage". At the time, only the Queen and Philip had private apartments within the actual castle, with everyone else living elsewhere on the estate.
However, the monarch reportedly "politely but firmly suggested" that they live in nearby Frogmore Cottage instead.
A further claim about the late Queen's decision to give her grandson and his wife the impressive home as a wedding gift was made in royal expert Katie's Nicholl's book The New Royals.
Nicholl wrote that the late Lady Elizabeth Anson, who died in 2020, said the Queen described the Windsor home as a "big deal" and shared her hopes that Harry and Meghan would "respect" her generosity.
Lady Elizabeth is quoted as saying: "The cottage was a big deal. The Queen's entrance into the gardens is right next to their cottage. It is essentially her back yard, her solitude, and her privacy.
"She was giving that up in gifting Harry and Meghan Frogmore Cottage. We all thought it was very big of her. She said, 'I hope they'll respect it.'"
However, before they were granted Frogmore, a number of other homes in Windsor were reportedly put forward as possible residences for the couple.
One of which was Adelaide Cottage, which is now the home of The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children. Prince William and Kate moved from London to the four-bed home in Windsor at the end of the summer with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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Nestled in the heart of the Crown Estate's private 655-acre royal park, Adelaide Cottage was built in 1831 as a retreat for William IV’s wife Queen Adelaide. It was also known to be a favourite home of Queen Victoria as she frequently enjoyed taking her breakfast there.
Arguably, however, one of the most famous former residents was Princess Margaret's love interest, Group Captain Peter Townsend.
A former RAF pilot and later an equerry to King George VI, Townsend embarked on a famous love affair with Princess Margaret. Their relationship was particularly sordid as Peter was a divorced man who was 16 years older than her.
Adelaide Cottage underwent major renovations in 2015 and has some seriously elaborate decorations. According to reports, the master bedroom at the cottage has a ceiling covered with gilded dolphins and a rope decoration.
The cottage has also been the home to many royal dignitaries and courtiers, most recently Simon Rhodes, the son of the late Queen's first cousin Margaret Rhodes who served as a Lady in Waiting to The Queen Mother.
Her Majesty even helped Rhodes move his family to the UK from their home in Zimbabwe after they had to flee from the continuing violence in the country.
