JAKE ROSENBERG/NETFLIX Meghan Markle viewed royal life as restrictive during her brief stint as a working duchess. According to Daily Express, royal biographer Tom Quinn claimed the Suits star viewed the monarchy as "a kind of prison." In his book Kensington Palace, Quinn said that the "initial glamor" of being royal "wore off," leaving Meghan "horrified." Chris Jackson/Getty Images One builder told Quinn that Meghan and Prince Harry turned Frogmore Cottage into a "Californian condo." Meghan seemed annoyed at the living arrangements, stating, "I don't want to retire to rural obscurity.