Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have repaid the renovation costs for Frogmore Cottage. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly earning hundreds of millions of pounds with their new Netflix deal, and they reimbursed the £2.4 million spent during the refurbishing of the place paid for by Queen Elizabeth from the Sovereign Grant.
The announcement made a lot of people very happy as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kept their promise. However, a royal expert claims that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may take their payment back.
"I did not realize this but reading more and more about the Frogmore cottage payment they will get that money back if they ever decided to give that house back to the Queen… So, whenever they do give that house back and say we no longer need a house in the UK they get the £2.4million,” Rachel Bowie said.
Early this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they would “step back as ‘senior’ members of the royal family” to make their own path and become financially independent. They also revealed that they will be living part-time in North America.
The lengthy explanation also touched on the topic regarding their relocation to Frogmore Cottage. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle intended to stay in Apartment 1 of Kensington Palace, which is a 21-bedroom home, but there was a huge problem.
There were a lot of things to be done to the place, which would take some time to finish and would not be ready in time for the arrival of baby Archie. Because of that, Queen Elizabeth offered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to live in Frogmore Cottage.
Since Queen Elizabeth was the one who offered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to stay in Frogmore Cottage, Rachel Bowie believes that the couple could simply give it back to Her Majesty and reclaim their payment.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just moved into their new multimillion-dollar mansion in California. The couple then announced that they signed a deal with Netflix to produce films, documentaries, and children’s shows.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said, in their withdrawal announcement, that they want to be "financially independent.” So, this Netflix deal is a huge step for them to make their goal possible. They are also set to launch their new foundation called Archewell later this year.
