Residents who have found themselves living near Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been given advice on how to treat the royal couple.
Neighbours claim to have been asked to avoid posting anything through the cottage's letterbox and refrain from asking to see baby Archie, report The Mirror.
The other 'rules' allegedly include:
- Don't approach the couple or instigate conversation if you see them
- Do say 'Good Morning' or some other pleasantry if they speak to you
- Don't stroke their dogs, even if they come over to you
- Don't offer to walk their dogs
- Don't offer to babysit Archie
Buckingham Palace had issued a statement on the claims, with a spokesperson stating that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had not been involved in the 'well-intentioned briefing'.
However, a resident told The Sun: "It would be funny if it wasn’t so over the top."
Another said: "It’s extraordinary. We’ve never heard anything like it.
"Everyone who lives on the estate works for the royals and knows how to behave respectfully."
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: "The Duke and Duchess had no knowledge of this briefing and no involvement in the concept or the content.
"This was a well-intentioned briefing to help a small local community know how to welcome two new residents and help them with any potential encounter.
"There was no handout or letter.
"The talk was undertaken by a local manager and was widely viewed as being well received."
The news comes after an expert on the royals described the couple's home as a 'fortress'.
Katie Nicholl, who has written biographies on the royal family, said: "We know that they're living this wonderful tucked away life at Frogmore Cottage which is pretty much, from what I hear, a fortress.
"Privacy's the key factor."
Speaking to Christine Lampard on ITV's Lorraine today, the expert stressed the Grade II listed building in Berkshire offers top privacy.
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