Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's UK home: Frogmore Cottage boasts plush décor and a huge modern kitchen - but Prince Andrew won't live there King Charles is 'evicting Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage' Read more: Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family By Jessica Taylor and Harriet Johnston For Mailonline Published: 10:16, 24 July 2024 | Updated: 10:16, 24 July 2024 e-mail View comments Prince Harry and Meghan Markle haven't lived in Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate since they moved to the US in 2020 to start a new life. Since then, the couple have been 'evicted' from their UK home, which they spent £2.4 million of taxpayers' money renovating, after King Charles decided to replace them with Prince Andrew, who has been occupying the much larger £30 million Royal Lodge, also on the estate.
However, palace finances have revealed that the royal residence is still lying empty more than a year after the Sussexes' 'eviction', after the Duke of York refused to downsize into the property. Prince Andrew was forced to step back from royal duties amid the scandal over his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein . The King has long been trying to persuade him to leave his 30-room Windsor mansion in favour of Frogmore Cottage.
But yesterday a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed that Frogmore is still empty as they detailed the annual Sovereign Grant report, which sets out how the monarchy is funded by taxpayers. 'I think at t.