Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s renovations to their Frogmore Cottage home is said to have cost the British taxpayers an eye-watering £2.4 million – that’s $4.4 million Australian dollars!
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A new report claims that extensive work was needed to turn the five-bedroom cottage – which is situated on the grounds of Windsor Castle – into a liveable condition for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their newborn son, Archie Harrison.
Buckingham Palace has stated that Frogmore needed essential repairs, including ceilings and floors replacing, extensive rewiring, and the installation of gas and water mains. However the British public have been left fuming after reports of extravagant extras such as a floating kitchen and mother and baby yoga studio.
However, officials state that the royal couple paid for their own “fixtures and fittings”.
Initial reports stated that the renovations would be closer to $2.74 million, however the true cost is expected to come in at $5.48 million – nearly double the original estimate.
According to news.com.au, Meghan chose eco-friendly, toxin-free and vegan paint for the redecoration.
Royal commentator Graham Smith, CEO of anti-monarchy pressure group Republic has said the cost to the British public is an “outrage” and urged for the country to be much more clear and honest” on the cost of the Royal Family.
“This £1.24 cost, that’s not really the cost of the monarchy. The real cost is about the £345million every year if you include all the things they haven’t mentioned over the last 24 hours,” Smith told Sky News.
“And even the costs that they do admit to, £80million, that is a very large bill for providing the country with one Head of State.
“You never justify any public expenditure by dividing it by everybody in the country.
“So we need to be much more clear and honest about what this actually costs us.
“Then we need to say well why is that cost including expenditure on a private home for the grandson of our Head of State? It just isn’t okay.”
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