Well that would have made sense, if they paid off the money and said "That's it, we're clear now. We don't owe anything and we're going to move on, settle in California and let Frogmore go.". Then the queen could have passed on the property to whomsoever she chose, like Eugenie.. and it would be occupied again..Obviously I can't speak for the British people (as I am not British), but judging from the comments in the DM, it seems that most people would have been satisfied if any rights that the Sussexes had over Frogmore Cottage had been simply terminated following the reimbursement of the renovation costs.
The backlash comes, I think, from the fact that not only did they apparently keep the lease, even though they have no plans to come back to the UK on a permanent basis, but also are now apparently profiting from it by subletting the property to the Brooksbanks. The rent might cover not only the maintenance costs, but also enable the Sussexes to partiallly recoup over time the money they paid back to the Treasury.
This is the original story.
BP seems nonplussed about it, but I find it disrespectful to HM...I’m also rolling my eyes at the idea of a new “Fab Four”.
.Code:An insider said: “Senior royals were initially blindsided by the idea for Harry and Meg to let Eugenie and Jack move in. “Obviously the Queen was told after the couples had spoken about the plan
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13262972/harry-meghan-frogmore-cottage-deal-secret/
I assume that they discussed the plan and then asked hte queen for permission to go ahead. Im sure she's agreeable to it, but she is the queen, it was her gift, and it would be only right and courteous to ask her even before they went ahead and discussed it....
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