If you’re wondering where the British public’s hard-earned tax money is going, that’d be right over to Frogmore Cottage—where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been busily renovating their home.
According to a People source, the couple’s hilariously-named house is “substantially completed” and they’ve both redecorated the exterior (think windows and walls), and also re-landscaped and added some garden lighting. THE GARDEN MUST BE LIT, GUYS.
Apparently, taxpayers paid around $3 million for the renovations through the Queen’s annual Sovereign Grant, but “anything moveable” (think furniture) was paid for by Harry and Meghan themselves.
“All fixtures and fittings were paid for by their Royal Highnesses,” the source says. “Curtains, furnishings—all that would be paid separately, paid privately.” Oh, and they paid for some of their fancier non-movable requests, like their upgraded kitchen.
“If a member of the royal family says, ‘We want a better kitchen than you’re prepared to provide with public money,’ then that would fall to them privately and they would have to meet the cost,” the source says. “If they want that higher specification, they have to pay the extra.”
While previous reports claimed Meghan and Harry were adding a yoga studio with a floating wood floor, apparently this isn’t true. So all you slightly pissed British tax-payers can calm down! But, how did they possibly spend so much money if it wasn’t on fancy stuff like yoga rooms? Apparently, Frogmore was pretty dilapidated.
Cool, I’ll just be here in my apartment waiting for my hot water to kick back on, lol!
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