Duchess Meghan set up a small organic vegetable & herb garden at Frogmore

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into Frogmore Cottage last week. I hate that they could only move into their new abode just a few weeks before Meghan gives birth, but I suspect that pain of moving was mitigated by the fact that they probably have access to the best and most professional movers, packers and designers in England. Now Harry and Meghan are hopefully nesting and preparing for the baby. And Meghan is probably taking the time to plant a small vegetable garden too:

They may not be able to escape completely from the pressures of being modern young royals. But by moving to the country, it seems the Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to embrace the Good Life. They are having an organic vegetable plot created in the gardens of their new home.

Keen cooks Harry and Meghan are to grow their own herbs, fruit and veg at Frogmore Cottage on the Queen’s Windsor estate, well-placed sources say. The vegetable plot is in the newly landscaped gardens at Frogmore Cottage, which has been given to the couple by the Queen.

A royal source said yesterday: ‘The duchess has a passion for cooking so it was suggested to include a small plot in the spacious garden where they can grow some of their own produce. She regularly cooks for Prince Harry and the cottage will be the perfect place for her to prepare meals with some home grown produce from their own garden. It is understood that she wants to be able grow vegetables, herbs and soft fruits.’

[From The Daily Mail]

I’m so used to the fact that the Daily Mail and other British outlets seek to otherize Meghan about anything and everything, so it took me a second to remember that “having a small vegetable garden” and “believing in farm to table principles” isn’t unusual in the royal family. The Queen eats from her own gardens, as does Prince Charles. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Meghan had even asked Charles for his advice about putting in a garden at Frogmore. And I bet Charles was thrilled to advise her about it.

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