Meghan Markle, Prince Harry pay back $3.2M in taxpayer money for Frogmore Cottage renovations

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped back from their senior royal family roles this year and no longer have working roles in the British royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have since settled in Montecito, California and have both encouraged Americans to vote in this election.

U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t usually comment on British royalty, but he made an exception during his Wednesday press conference at the White House.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have paid back the public money spent on Frogmore Cottage, in a move that is said to have “surprised” royals and proved the couple really are officially done with the UK.Last week it was revealed that the couple – who quit their royal roles back in January – had been paying installments of £18k a month, and are now “relieved and pleased” to have paid a final lump sum.

announcement that they have paid back all the public money for the renovations to Frogmore Cottage marks a significant milestone as they shape their new lives. Following confirmation that they are no longer taking funds from Prince Charles, they have now, it seems, achieved complete financial independence from “The Firm” and, crucially, from the British public purse.

Prince Harry was “emotional and demoralised” after stepping down from his royal duties. The Duke of Sussex was stripped of his military titles when he stepped down from royal duties after moving to the California with wife Meghan Markle earlier this year.

When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left their royal life and moved to North America, they dropped their official royal titles and committed to repaying the costs of renovation for Frogmore Cottage, their home in Windsor. On Monday, a spokesperson for the couple told People in a statement that the couple has now "fully covered" the renovation costs, which were around $3 million.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have paid back the $3.2 million (£2.4 million) of U.K. taxpayers' money that was spent on renovating their British residence Frogmore Cottage.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have faced a lot of criticism during their time as full-time working royals and since their royal exit earlier this year. One of the most consistent complaints from those who don't agree with the way the Sussexes have handled their roles with the royal family has been related to their Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage.

They’re out of the red, and they’re never looking back!

Prince Harry has paid his debt.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are finally financially independent of Prince Charles, according to a new report. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been receiving a sum of money from the Prince of Wales‘s Duchy of Cornwall estate, however, that is no longer the case after inking a huge deal with Netflix. Newsweek reports that Meghan and Harry are working towards becoming even more financially independent of the British Royal Family after leaving as senior royals in March.

confirmed this in a correction to their article announcing the Sussexes' Netflix deal, writing "An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to a source of income for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are financially independent of Prince Charles, a new report says.