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Being part of the royal family can entail some hefty costs, as in the case of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
During the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the royal family, along with British taxpayers, paid several bills for the couple – they resigned as senior members of the royal family and worked to become financially independent.
From the couple’s big wedding to the hefty security costs, look here at how much money the royals may have spent on Harry (36) and Markle (39).
Royal wedding
The royal wedding for Harry and Markle allegedly cost a total of $ 45 million.
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With an extensive security presence, fine dining and a number of other expenses, Harry and Markle’s wedding was quite the expensive affair.
From snipers, secret police and military technology, the overwhelming security generated an estimated total of $ 42.1 million per UK wedding website Bridebook.
Other important wedding expenses included: twenty silver trumpets announcing the event for $ 125,000, an expensive $ 70,000 lemon blossom wedding cake from Violet Bakery in East London, an abundance of decorative flowers outside the St. George’s Chapel in Windsor for $ 150,000, reports a report. $ 420,000 to rent the glass party for the evening reception at Frogmore House, $ 36,000 for hot dogs and hot tea for all 2,640 invited members of the public, and finally a $ 440,000 post on Meghan’s iconic Givenchy gown.
In a comment to the Daily Mail, Norman Baker, a former Liberal MP and interior minister in the coalition government, estimates that the royals contributed £ 2 million (about $ 2.7 million) while taxpayers paid the other 94 % percent funded. of the wedding.
Home renovations
After tying up Harry and Markle, they first lived in Nottingham Cottage, a two-bedroom house on the grounds of Kensington Palace.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Frogmore Cottage renovations reportedly cost $ 3.2 million. (Getty)
The couple then planned to move to Apartment 1 in Kensington Palace – which houses more than 20 rooms – to house their growing family.
According to the Sussex’s official website, the refurbishment of Apartment 1 is estimated to cost more than £ 4 million [$5.5 million] for compulsory renovation work, including the removal of asbestos, ”funded by taxpayers by the Sovereign Grant.
However, the couple chose not to move in because they were not available to occupy “until the fourth quarter of 2020.” Instead, they moved to Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Like Apartment 1, Frogmore Cottage underwent extensive renovations that allegedly cost taxpayers $ 3.2 million, although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex eventually repaid the money, according to the New York Times.
Wardrobe
According to a 2018 report, Markle’s ‘working royal wardrobe’ is estimated to cost $ 1 million. (AP, file)
According to a 2018 report, Markle’s wardrobe cost about $ 1 million.
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The most important point of the figure was Markle’s two marital appearances. The Duchess’s Clare Waight Keller-designed Givenchy ceremony gown allegedly cost $ 440,000, while her reception gown from Stella McCartney cost more than $ 157,000.
‘It could be that Meghan definitely made a contribution some “I believe the cost of one of the wedding dresses, or perhaps both of the wedding dresses, was also picked up by the palace,” then-royal expert Katie Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight.
Meanwhile, during their first outing with Queen Elizabeth, Markle rocked a $ 18,000 hood from Givenchy, a $ 4,000 Caroline Herrera top and dress for the Trooping the Color ceremony and an Oscar de la Renta dress from $ 6,000, which she wore during Harry’s cousin’s wedding.
As for who bears the cost? Nicholl explained that ‘it’s now that she’s married in the royal family to the Prince of Wales [Charles] … to cover the cost of her working royal wardrobe. ‘
Safety
Amid Harry and Markle’s move to the United States, Prince Charles planned to pay for most of their resettlement across the dam.
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The security costs of Harry and Markle amount to about $ 5 million. (Karwai Tang / WireImage)
In March 2020, a source told the Daily Mail that the 72-year-old Prince of Wales “agreed to pay a private contribution” to his youngest son, Harry, and his wife, Markle, after the Vancouver couple, Canada, leaves it. month earlier.
The insider at the time claimed that although there was no communication on exactly what Prince Charles’ payment would be allocated for, it would be ‘believed’ that it would cover half of Markle and Harry’s safety in their move to the United States.
According to the outlet, the protection of Markle and Harry could cost up to 4 million British pounds a year, which amounts to almost $ 5 million.
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Harry and Markle’s marriage cost some hefty costs. (Reuters)
Where does the money come from?
It was reported earlier that Harry’s father, Prince Charles, had received income from the Duchy of Cornwall which he then divided among himself, his wife, his sons and his daughters-in-law to support themselves and their philanthropic work.
According to Shannon Felton Spence, former head of politics and communications for the British Consulate General in Boston, the Sussexes claim that the Duchy of Cornwall covered 95 per cent of their costs, while the remainder came from the Sovereign Award. In 2019, the Duchy of Cornwall allegedly brought in more than £ 20 million last year.
How much did Harry and Markle’s marriage generally cost?
With the home renovations, extravagant wedding, expensive wardrobe and extensive security, as well as Harry’s income via the Duchy of Cornwall, the couple’s marriage costs lie somewhere in the millions.
Fox News’ Nate Day contributed to this report.