How much money did Britain spend on the maintenance of Meghan Merkle and Prince Harry

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married in 2018, and less than 2 years later they refused to fulfill royal duties and left Britain. Naturally, they lost full government support, but by that time tens of millions of dollars had been spent on them.

Fox Business has calculated the full amount that Buckingham Palace spent on the maintenance of the royal couple.

Perhaps the biggest expense item is Harry and Meghan's wedding. An elegant dress from the French fashion house Givenchy for an official celebration and an elegant, more open outfit from the famous designer Stella McCartney, as well as accessories and shoes, cost 440 thousand dollars (about 28 million rubles).

For the cake, Buckingham Palace gave 70 thousand dollars (about 4.5 million rubles). The cost of the entire wedding, taking into account the costs of the wedding celebration, refreshments, as well as snipers and security services, amounted to 45 million dollars (or 2, 7 billion rubles).

In addition, specially for the young family, renovations were made in the Frogmore Cottage, which is located on the territory of Windsor Castle. For this Buckingham Palace paid 3.2 million dollars (about 200 million rubles). True, information appeared in the press that the dukes nevertheless returned this money to Britain.

The palace not only contained the royal couple, but also fully paid for the wardrobe. In 2018, Megan spent 1 million dollars only on new clothes (about 65 million rubles). It should be noted that this price includes the price of wedding dresses. Without them, Markle's things were worth just over 500 thousand. dollars (about 30 million rubles), which is half the price.

The couple has always been under the protection of qualified specialists, because safety comes first. It cost another $ 416 thousand a month, and for the year the amount was about $ 5 million (320 million rubles).

Most likely, without the support of the Queen, Megan and Harry will live much more modestly, because now they have to rely only on their own strength. The ex-royal couple is not going to work yet. The family gives interviews and takes part in the show, as well as reveals the Queen's secrets and talks about the terrible attitude from relatives.