Harry and Meghan have vacated Frogmore Cottage, palace confirms
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he Duke and Duchess of Sussex have lastly vacated Frogmore Cottage, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Harry and Meghan have been requested to maneuver any remaining possessions out of their UK house near Windsor Castle simply weeks after the duke criticised his household in his controversial memoir Spare.
The cottage, which was refurbished by the couple and is a Crown Estate property, was their final remaining foothold within the UK. The couple moved to California in March 2020 after initially transferring to Canada.
At the annual Sovereign Grant account briefing on royal funds, Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse, mentioned: “We can confirm that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have vacated Frogmore Cottage.
“We will not be going into any detail on those arrangements here.
“Safe to say that, as has previously been stated, the duke and duchess have paid for the expenditure incurred by the Sovereign Grant in relation to the renovation of Frogmore Cottage, thus leaving the Crown with a greatly enhanced asset.”
Harry was final within the UK earlier this month when he gave proof on the High Court over his alleged hacking declare in opposition to Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), earlier than that he had returned briefly for his father the King’s coronation in May.
Harry and Meghan moved to the US after stepping down from the working monarchy.
Grade-II listed Frogmore was a present to the couple from Harry’s grandmother, the late Queen.
In 2019, royal accounts confirmed Meghan and Harry paid £2.4 million to cowl the refurbishment and rental of Frogmore Cottage, on the Home Park Estate, a property they’ve solely used a handful of instances since relocating to the US.
A palace official mentioned there was nothing so as to add in relation to who would reside within the cottage sooner or later.
“I have nothing to add,” the official mentioned. “Any future occupancy will be determined and communicated in next year’s report.”
The Palace refused to be drawn on whether or not the King’s disgraced brother the Duke of York could be leaving his Royal Lodge house in Windsor Great Park.
It has been reported that Andrew had been supplied Frogmore Cottage as a substitute.
Sir Michael mentioned: “We will not be discussing any details of the duke’s private lease arrangements here today.”