Meghan and Harry Move to Windsor Ahead of Royal Baby’s Arrival

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have officially moved out of their Kensington Palace home and into their new cottage in Windsor.

The couple is expecting their first child in a matter of days and are now settled in Windsor Castle's Frogmore Cottage, which is located about 25 miles west of London.

The cottage is close to the house where their evening wedding reception was held and where their engagement photos were taken.

According to People magazine, Windsor is a special place for the couple, and it was, of course, the setting for their wedding last May.

Plans for the move were originally announced in November, just one month after Meghan announced her pregnancy.

Harry and Meghan have lived in Kensington Palace's Nottingham Cottage since their engagement, but the two-bedroom home was never likely to be a long-term residence, especially once they had children.

The parents-to-be are resolved to build a sanctuary for their little family, and the move to Windsor will provide more space for children.

”This is a very happy time for Meghan and Harry,” says a source.

”This baby has brought them even closer.”

The cottage was in need of major renovations, as it was initially divided into five units as home to the palace staff.

As a new family residence, it would need considerable, lengthy refurbishment, a royal source told People magazine.

However, the couple was determined to make it their own and create a space where they could raise their child.

Windsor Castle's Frogmore Cottage is rich with history and holds a connection to another American who married into the British royal family.

Wallace Simpson, the American-born socialite who wed King Edward VIII, forcing him to give up the throne after less than a year because his family and Parliament wouldn't accept Simpson, the woman he loved as Queen, is buried next to her husband near the cottage in the royal burial ground.

Simpson and Edward are buried behind the mausoleum that it tombs Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Three of Queen Victoria's children, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, and Princess Louise, are also interred there, along with many other members of the royal family.

The move to Windsor comes after it was recently announced that Harry and Meghan have officially split royal households from Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The Sussexes and the Cambridges have broken up their joint court at Kensington Palace by creating two separate offices, the palace announced.

This long-planned move will ensure that permanent support arrangements for the Duke and Duchess's work are in place as they start their family and move to their official residence at Frogmore Cottage.

With William one day set to be the Prince of Wales, and all that entails as heir to his father Prince Charles, Harry and Meghan will want to forge their own path, so it's a natural time to split up, insiders believe.

The move will allow both couples to focus on their individual interests and charitable endeavors.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have their London home at Kensington Palace, at apartment 1A, which is around 20 rooms.

It had been suggested that Harry and Meghan might have the neighboring apartment 1, but one of the Queen's cousins lives there.

Frogmore Cottage is not only the new home for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but it is also where they will raise their family.