Frogmore Cottage, the late Queen Elizabeth II’s gift to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will reportedly undergo a lot of construction work. Recent reports have indicated that there are plans to develop the house and return it to its original condition as two semi-connected houses.
However, the cash financing behind the project is proving to be a problem. Here’s what we know about it.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Frogmore country house will undergo expensive construction work
According to a recent report in The Sun, Frogmore Cottage will likely return to its original design; However, the project is still under development, and costs are an issue. The cost of construction carried out on the house was 2.4 million euros. However, to undo that, a lot of money will be allocated to the project.So far, no construction work has begun, and planning is underway on how to proceed with the project, which is still under development. After being gifted to Prince Harry and Markle, over the course of 12 months, the property turned into what it is now. It was also reported that a lot of things in the interior design were financed by the couple themselves.
What kind of work has been done at Frogmore Cottage?
Originally, when the late Queen gifted the property to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it consisted of two interconnected properties.
However, it has been revealed that it has undergone a complete €2.4 million transformation, which has included adding plenty of amenities, along with turning the two homes into one property. The electrical wiring of the house was completely rebuilt from scratch, and new fittings were also put in for the house’s new gas and water supply systems.
Other amenities installed during construction included a yoga studio, new ceiling beams, and floor joists, among many others.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor allegedly rejected the proposal to live at Frogmore Cottage
The report also noted that when Windsor was offered a move to the property amid discussions about leaving the Royal Lodge, he flatly refused. “Perhaps if they got rid of any trace of Harry and Meghan, a member of the royal family would take a fancy to it. This would draw the line under Frogmore Cottage’s controversial history and take it back to the pre-Meghan and Harry era,” the report said.The property has remained empty since 2023, after King Charles fired Prince Harry shortly after the publication of his memoir “Spare.” The house is administered under the Sovereign Grant under the Frogmore House Act 1841.