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Meghan and Harry on ANOTHER spending spree

They love the finer things in life - by Delicia Smith
  • 01 Jul 2019

According to reports, since they moved into their $4.4 million renovated cottage, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have splashed out on even more work to bring the property up to their standards.

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Meghan and Harry on ANOTHER spending spree

According to Express.co.uk, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have replaced a luxury carpet in their new Frogmore Cottage home that was damaged by one of their muddy dogs, just days after it was laid. 

An insider told the publication that they had tried to clean the carpet, but the damage was too extensive and it had to be replaced. 

The news come just days after the Palace released accounts which detailed the extent of the renovations that were carried out at the couple's new home.

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Meghan and Harry moved to Frogmore Cottage in April.

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The Palace said major work was needed to turn the house - which is in the grounds of Windsor Castle - from five separate cottages into a single home for Harry and Meghan, and their new baby Archie.

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. 

The renovation cost British taxpayers $4.4 million. 

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The property is the family home for Meghan, Harry and Archie.

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.

Sources close to the couple told The Daily Mail that reports of a yoga studio or "floating floors" at Frogmore Cottage were incorrect. 

"Frogmore Cottage is a Grade II-listed building, the official and only residence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It is not their country residence, it is their only residence," the source explained to The Daily Mail. 

"Other senior working members of the Royal Family have official residences which are paid for by the sovereign grant to enable them to carry out their royal duties.

"There's no wing for Doria, no yoga studio. It's a fairly cosy family home," the source told the publication.   

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