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Security shock: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry go into hiding

The palace has amped up protection for the young royals!
  • 29 Nov 2019

A new fence has been built near Frogmore Cottage, the home of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, to greater increase protection for the royal pair and their son, Archie.

WATCH: Kim Kardashian understands Meghan and Harry's desire for privacy

According to the Express, the hand-made, wooden fence sits behind a picket fence, to stop people prying inside the garden from nearby, public paths.

Meghan, Archie and Harry

Meghan, Archie and Harry

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According to the British site, "the new fence bounds a field and a road near the cottage, on an area managed by the Crown Estate, and it's believed to have cost the Royal Household approximately £12,000 ($AU22,000). Frogmore Cottage is protected by two fences, the second one being in metal and running around its perimeter. This area is believed to be patrolled by the police and watched by CCTV when the family-of-three is at home."

Royal accounts show almost $4.4 million (£2.4 million) of taxpayer money was spent renovating Frogmore Cottage for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Buckingham Palace said Frogmore Cottage was in very poor shape and needed ceilings and floors replacing, extensive rewiring, and the installation of gas and water mains - but there's no mention of a yoga studio. 

Frogmore Cottage is in the grounds of Frogmore House in Windsor, where Harry and Meghan held their wedding reception in May 2018

Frogmore Cottage is in the grounds of Frogmore House in Windsor, where Harry and Meghan held their wedding reception in May 2018

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With taxpayer-funded spending on the royals a sensitive topic, the Palace made it clear in the Sovereign Grant Report the couple themselves paid for anything other than basic fixtures and fittings, such as furnishings and interior design.

The Sovereign Grant - which paid for the reno - covers the cost of royal official duties and is also for the upkeep of royal palaces, and comes from taxpayer funds.

While speculation was rife around Meghan's diva demands during the renovations, the report gives some clear details around what was carried out at the property. 

“The scheme consisted of the reconfiguration and full refurbishment of five residential units in poor condition to create the official residence for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their family,” the report states.

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