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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are under attack for extravagance on Tuesday after the annual publication of the royal accounts showed they have already spent £2.4m ($3m) of public money renovating their new home, Frogmore Cottage—and work on the property is still not complete.
Critics blasted the lavish expenditure, with Graham Smith, from the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, among the first to lash out.
The estate is the Royal Family's commercial property arm and owns land and buildings in prime central London locations and across the UK. It is managed by an independent organisation, with any profit paid to the Treasury for the benefit of all UK taxpayers.
Separate accounts show the Crown Estate provided a record £343.5m to the Treasury in 2018-19, up 4.3% on last year.
The house needed a new roof, rewiring, and new plumbing. In addition, it had been divided into five separate apartments/row houses (evidently grace and favour dwellings), which were converted back into the original single residence. A new kitchen and updated baths were part of the renovation, but it appears that most of what was done was reasonable upkeep and maintenance. Considering all that was done and the size and age of the house, 3 million is not too far off the mark, though of course it would be better if a bit more frugality could be discerned.
I am beginning to see that the claim the British have a patent on it is a bunch of bunk.
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