In case you need another reason to be jealous of Meghan Markle’s new life as a casual duchess, Queen Elizabeth has reportedly given her and Prince Harry a brand new “cottage.” But like, apparently “cottage” is code for “fancy sprawling mini-mansion” in the language of royals, because this place sounds AMAZING. The Daily Mail reports that the home in question is Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, the former residence of Princess Margaret’s lover Peter Townsend. And guys…it’s so intense. Not only does the home have “a coved ceiling with gilded dolphins and rope ornament from a 19th Century Royal yacht” (OH, UM, OKAY!), there’s a marble Greco-Egyptian fireplace. It also offers the couple a ton of privacy, as a source tells Daily Mail that “There are seven gated entrances and exits to Windsor Castle so the newlyweds could come and go without worrying about being photographed.” Read more
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