If reports are to be believed, Doria Ragland has officially made Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Montecito mansion a multi-generational home. However, Ragland is certainly no stranger to living in proximity of her daughter and her growing family. In fact, it was the birth of the royal couple’s first child, Prince Archie, that originally spurred Ragland’s temporary move to the U.K. According to an April 2019 report by Vanity Fair, Markle’s mother was preparing to spend time at Frogmore Cottage to assist with the arrival of their first born. Markle and Harry even added an annex to the house specifically for Ragland during her time in their royal home.
Of course, Ragland also spent a significant amount of time with Markle and Harry after they left their positions as senior royals and moved to California. In July 2020, US Weekly reported that Ragland had been cohabitating with the new parents in a setup that seemed beneficial to everyone involved. “Doria Ragland continues to live with Meghan, Harry and Archie,” shared a source with the publication. “This has been the most time she has spent with her grandson since he was born,” they added. The insider also revealed that Ragland had gone into full grandma mode by sacrificing sleep to read with Archie.
