Frogmore Cottage revamp to erase Harry and Meghan's $2.8 million work
Renovations at frogmore cottage are expected to remove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s changes, three years after they were asked to leave the property. The work would reverse the $2.8 million makeover they made after Queen Elizabeth II gave them the home as a wedding gift in 2018.
The cottage, which started as two detached houses before the pair combined them into one larger family property, is currently owned by the Crown Estate. Harry and Meghan later settled in a $14 million mansion in Montecito, California.
King Charles III and Frogmore Cottage
King Charles III asked Harry and Meghan to vacate Frogmore Cottage in 2023. A source quoted in a report published Wednesday said the building has been empty for three years and suggested that removing any trace of the couple could make it attractive for someone inside the royal household.
“Maybe if they get rid of any trace of Harry and Meghan, then someone within the royal household will fancy it,” the source said. The same source added, “It would draw the line under Frogmore Cottage’s controversial history and return it to the pre-Meghan and Harry era.”
March 2023 Payment
Sir Michael Stevens said in March 2023 that the payment covered all their current obligations. He also said, “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a substantial contribution to the Sovereign Grant that covered the refurbishment costs of Frogmore Cottage.”
The couple reportedly paid a total of $3.3 million for the home, including rent and the renovations back to the royal family after their departure. That figure sits above the reported $2.8 million cost of their own renovation work, leaving the property tied to two rounds of spending before any new work begins.
For anyone tracking the house's future inside the royal estate, the practical next step is the refurbishment itself. The reported plan would strip out the Sussexes’ alterations and leave the cottage ready for a different use than the one Harry and Meghan created after 2018.
