Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have reportedly been issued with an eviction notice from Buckingham Palace for their UK home, Frogmore Cottage. The Grade-II listed 10-bedroom property, located in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, was a gift to the couple from the late Queen. The estimated cost of refurbishing the property, which is owned by the Crown Estate, was £2.4m and was initially covered by taxpayers through the Sovereign Grant before being repaid in full by Prince Harry.
The Duke and Duchess now live in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, after quitting life as working royals in 2020. However, they retained Frogmore Cottage as their UK residence and celebrated their daughter’s first birthday there last year.
It has been reported that Prince Andrew, the late Queen’s second son, has been offered Frogmore Cottage as his home. He currently lives in the nearby 31-bedroom Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. Andrew stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after a controversial Newsnight interview about allegations that he had sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre. In February 2022, he paid an undisclosed sum to settle the civil sexual assault case Ms Guiffre brought against him in the US.
Reports in recent weeks, not confirmed by the BBC, suggest that the King is to cut Andrew’s annual grant which could leave him unable to afford his home’s running costs. He is said to be resisting the offer of the smaller property, according to a source quoted by the Sun. Buckingham Palace has not commented on the reports and the BBC understands any discussions would be a private family matter.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s UK home of Frogmore Cottage has reportedly been offered to Prince Andrew. The Grade-II listed 10-bedroom property is located in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire and was a gift to the couple from the late Queen. The estimated cost of refurbishing the property was £2.4m and was initially covered by taxpayers through the Sovereign Grant before being repaid in full by Prince Harry.
The Duke and Duchess now live in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, after quitting life as working royals in 2020. However, they retained Frogmore Cottage as their UK residence and celebrated their daughter’s first birthday there last year.
Prince Andrew currently lives in the nearby 31-bedroom Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. He stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after a controversial Newsnight interview about allegations that he had sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre. In February 2022, he paid an undisclosed sum to settle the civil sexual assault case Ms Guiffre brought against him in the US.
Reports in recent weeks suggest that the King is to cut Andrew’s annual grant which could leave him unable to afford his home’s running costs. He is said to be resisting the offer of Frogmore Cottage, according to a source quoted by the Sun. Buckingham Palace has not commented on the reports and the BBC understands any discussions would be a private family matter.