Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain. Photo: AP
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are being asked to leave their royal residence at Frogmore Cottage in England.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who moved to California in 2020 after stepping down from their duties as part of the royal family, still had the cottage as their official residence in Britain, until now.
A spokesperson for the royal couple’s Archewell Foundation, which focuses on philanthropic work that “unites and uplifts communities,” confirmed the report Wednesday (March 1) to People.
King Charles III plans to move his brother Prince Andrew to the Windsor residence, according to a report published Monday by The Sun.
Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth, stepped back from public duties over his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. He currently resides at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, which is significantly larger than Frogmore.
Harry and Meghan first moved to Frogmore in 2019 in preparation for the birth of their son, Archie Harrison. They previously lived at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace.
After deciding to move to California a year later, the couple still viewed Frogmore as their home. When the cottage needed renovations, Prince Harry was said to have “fully covered” the nearly US$3mil it cost to update the abode.
Typically in situations such as those, the royal family will use money from the Sovereign Grant, a British fund that is fuelled by taxpayers. Harry covering the cost himself was said to be part of his and Meghan’s plan to be financially independent of the crown.
Prince Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie, moved into Frogmore in 2021 when she was expecting her first son with husband Jack Brooksbank.
At the time, a source said that “Frogmore Cottage continues to be the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s residence in Britain, and they are delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack as they start their own family.”
When the Duke and Duchess returned to Britain last June for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, they stayed at the cottage. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
The exterior of Frogmore Cottage on April 10, 2021, in Windsor, Britain. Photo: TNS
