Residents of the UK are outraged at the cost of renovating the Frogmore cottage, where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry live

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

Meghan Markle and Harry again found themselves at the center of the scandal. This time, the Dukes of Sussex managed to displease the British by spending a huge sum on the renovation of their new home - the Frogmore cottage. The taxpayers were also unpleasantly surprised by the amount at which the prince and his wife assess their safety

On June 24, Buckingham Palace officials released another list of royal family spending. And, as always, the people of Great Britain have studied it very carefully. When they saw how much the Sussex couple had spent on the renovation of Frogmore Cottage, a huge scandal erupted.

Earlier this year, when Harry and Meghan were just preparing to move, representatives of the royal family said that the cost of renovating their new home would not exceed $ 1.9-2 million. However, in reality, this amount turned out to be much higher, and amounted to almost 3 million (about 190 million rubles). For this money, all communications in the mansion were completely changed, the heating system was modernized, and redevelopment was made, thanks to which new rooms appeared there. Also Fromgor Cottage has got a gym, yoga room, swimming pool and several luxurious bathrooms. And all this was done according to an individual design developed by the Duchess of Sussex.

Moreover, it is reported that this figure is not final, because repair work is underway in the cottage to this day, which means the final price tag will certainly increase. In addition, after completing the home improvement, Megan plans to take up the garden. Her dream is a huge park surrounding the residence, the main highlight of which will be expensive decorative items and elite plants. Already taxpayers are trying to calculate how much this luxury will cost the UK treasury.

In turn, representatives of parliament, advocating the abolition of the monarchy, were outraged by such spending. "Given the financial pressure that goes on the public sector, then we can not throw 2.5 million pounds sterling on a new home for Harry," - said a member of one of the political organizations. And I must say that taxpayers agree with this.

The British did not like the amount that the prince and his wife spend on their own safety. For example, it costs £ 750,000 monthly to guard the Frogmore Cottage, which is handled by 20 police officers. It is reported that this amount could grow by another 20,000. The residents of Great Britain also calculated the cost of Megan's jewelry collection. It amounted to 600 thousand pounds, which is an order of magnitude more expensive than Kate Middleton's.