HARRY HOPS IT
Harry & Meghan finally hand back keys to Frogmore Cottage six months after being served eviction notice by King Charles
HARRY and Meghan have finally cleared out Windsor’s Frogmore Cottage and returned the keys to King Charles — six months after getting their eviction notice.
Their remaining possessions at the pile were shipped to their California mansion just ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.
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They will no longer have a UK home and may have to rely on hotels or friends if they visit.
It comes amid renewed scrutiny of royal spending.
Five-bed, Grade II-listed Frogmore — given a £2.4million makeover by the Sussexes — is now set to be rented out.
Aides will not say whether Prince Andrew will leave 31-room Royal Lodge to move in.
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It is understood the Duke of York is resisting and has a 75-year lease on his current home.
Harry and Meghan lived at the cottage, a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth, for just six months.
The Duke of Sussex last stayed there when he was in court as a witness in a phone-hacking trial at the beginning of the month.
The Sun understands the Sussexes would have to reach a “private agreement” with Charles if they wanted to stay at any royal homes again.
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But they are barely on speaking terms after their Netflix series and Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare.
The Sun revealed the Sussexes were served with an eviction notice days after the book was published.
A fortune was spent on renovations, which Harry repaid to taxpayers.
Yesterday courtier Sir Michael Stevens said: “We can confirm that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have vacated Frogmore Cottage.”
He added the Crown was left with “a greatly enhanced asset”.
Several royal properties are now empty.
They include Buckingham Palace and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester’s former apartments at Kensington Palace.
Others at St James’s Palace have been offered to Prince Andrew as a London crash pad.
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