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Britain’s Press Association news agency said the payment was made possible thanks to an agreement the couple signed with the streaming giant Netflix, which it announced last week.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan. Image: @ sussexroyal / instagram.com.
LONDON – Prince Harry paid £ 2.4 million of British taxpayer money he used to renovate his house at Windsor Castle, using cash from his recent Netflix deal, his spokesman said on Monday.
The Duke of Sussex, as he is formally known, and his wife, former American actress Meghan Markle, retired from their royal duties earlier this year in search of “financial independence.”
In doing so, the couple said they were giving up their taxpayer-funded income and promised to repay the public money used to renovate their home at Frogmore House.
Harry’s spokesman said: “The Duke of Sussex has made a contribution to the Sovereign Grant.”
The money “completely covered” the costs of renovating the house, which belongs to her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and will remain her and the duchess’s residence in the UK, he added.
Harry and Meghan spend much of their time in their native country, the United States.
Britain’s Press Association news agency said the payment was made possible thanks to an agreement the couple signed with the streaming giant Netflix, which it announced last week.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but it was reported to be a multi-million dollar deal over several years.
They promised to produce content that “informs but also gives hope” as well as “inspiring family programming” and “powerful storytelling through a truthful and relatable lens.”
The Sovereign Grant, which amounted to £ 82 million in 2018-19, is paid to the queen to cover her official duties and those of her family members.
It is also used for the maintenance of the royal palaces.
Frogmore Cottage, a 19th century Grade II listed building on the sprawling Windsor Castle estate, was transformed from five separate houses into one property.
The couple moved there from Harry’s late mother Diana, the former home of the Princess of Wales in Kensington Palace, west London, before the birth of their son, Archie, in April 2019.
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