Frogmore Cottage is reportedly expected to undergo renovations to remove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s renovations three years after they were evicted from the premises.
“It’s been empty for three years. Even Andrew thought it wasn’t good enough for him to move in,” a source told The Sun in a report published Wednesday.
“Maybe if they get rid of any trace of Harry and Meghan, then someone within the royal household will fancy it,” the insider continued.
“It would draw the line under Frogmore Cottage’s controversial history and return it to the pre-Meghan and Harry era.”
A rep for Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The royals were given the property as a wedding gift by Queen Elizabeth II in 2018, and they quickly got to work renovating the place, which came to a massive $2.8 million sum.
The pair renovated the cottage from what started as two detached houses and combined them into one larger family property.
But after they stepped down from their official positions as royals in 2020, they also were asked to “vacate” the premises by Harry’s dad, King Charles III, in 2023 — around the same time that Harry released his royal tell-all memoir, “Spare.” Frogmore cottage is currently owned by the Crown Estate.
In the end, the pair reportedly paid a whopping $3.3 million total for the home including rent and the renovations back to the royal family after their departure.
“The payment covers all their current obligations,” Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse, confirmed to People in March 2023. “We are confident that it represents a good outcome.”
Stevens added, “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a substantial contribution to the Sovereign Grant that covered the refurbishment costs of Frogmore Cottage.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex ultimately ended up settling down in a sprawling $14 million mansion in Montecito, Calif.
While the couple has mostly kept their abode under tight wraps, it’s been reported that the estate features has a pool, tennis court, tea house, rose garden, olive trees, two-bed guest house, and children’s cottage.
In 2021, Markle first shared a sneak peek of their home office while announcing her 40×40 initiative in a promotional video.
The workspace features a gorgeous $1,699 hand-crafted pine wood Pottery Barn dining table functioning as a desk, ivory chairs, a $1,800 cashmere Hermés blanket, and several carefully crafted coffee table books.
The couple’s WFH room was also included in Harry’s “Heart of Invictus” Netflix documentary, which showed the room features a stunning stone fireplace, a tan woven rug, and lots of natural light streaming in through round-top French doors.
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