Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will ‘leave their £2.5m Cotswolds bolthole in weeks after struggling to afford upkeep’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning to move out in March after 'struggling to afford the upkeep'
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning to move out from their £2.5million Cotswolds love nest within weeks.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex took up a two-year lease on the four-bed converted farmhouse before their wedding last year.
But they have apparently struggled to afford the upkeep on the Grade II-listed country retreat, the reported.
A source told the paper the royal couple have found it difficult to pay the upkeep of two properties, especially while £3million building works are underway at Frogmore Cottage in Berkshire.
Harry and Meghan will have to pay for the fixtures and fittings, with taxpayers footing the rest of the bill.
But the Daily Mail also reported a separate source said the move was due to security reasons.
ISOLATED RETREAT
Meghan and Harry were said to have regarded the Cotswolds bolthole as more of a home than Harry’s former Nottingham Cottage bachelor pad in Kensington Palace.
A friend of the royal couple said of their countryside home: “It’s a fabulous place with stunning views and extraordinarily private.
“It’s set in a small bowl of beautiful countryside so is not overlooked in any way.
“Meghan adores the area. She and Harry love walking the dogs there, and they can entertain their friends in complete solitude.”
HOSTING A-LISTERS
They have used the retreat to host a number of A-list pals including George and Amal Clooney, Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian plus Priyanka Chopra and her hubby Nick Jonas.
Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland has also visited the bolthole, set in four acres of rolling Cotswolds hills near the trendy private members’ retreat Soho Farmhouse.
It was thought that the couple, who are expecting their first child in April, would keep the house on after moving to Frogmore Cottage on the Queen’s Windsor estate this spring.
MOVING IN MARCH
But despite their love for the former farmhouse, they are understood to have cancelled the lease early and are planning to move out in March.
The hideaway was leased to them by David Cameron's property tycoon pal Nicholas Johnston.
The farmhouse, which dates from the 18th century, has four bedrooms with one converted to a dressing room.
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An attached converted barn includes an “upper kitchen” and “lower kitchen” plus a sitting area with floor-to-ceiling windows.
There is a large dining room plus an outdoor seating area with patio heaters.
And the house comes with a two-bedroom cottage for guests or staff.
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