Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be looking to recoup some of the £2.4million they spent on renovations for Frogmore Cottage now they've been evicted, a royal expert has claimed.
The couple was said to be "stunned" after learning their UK home was being taken off with them and confirmed they had been "asked to vacate" it.
King Charles started the eviction process from five-bedroom Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate on January 11, the day after Harry's controversial memoir Spare was published.
The late Queen gifted Frogmore Cottage to Harry and Meghan in the months after their wedding back in 2018.
It was converted into one home, having previously been five separate properties for staff working on the Windsor Estate.
The whole renovation cost £2.4million and the property is thought to have five bedrooms, a kitchen, a sitting room and a nursery first designed for Archie.
The Sussexes only lived in the cottage for six months before sensationally quitting as working royals and moving to California. They repaid the cost of the renovations.
But now the Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah believes Harry and Meghan will be expecting some of this money back after being forced to move out of the property.
She told True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat: "I am sure that will be something the bean counters at Buckingham Palace would have factored.
"I don't think Buckingham Palace would give them notice, evict them and not be mindful of the fact there is a certain period left to run on the lease. Harry and Meghan renewed the lease last year, and I am sure they will be looking to get that money back.
"I do not think that will be a problem - it's more about the optics. It is interesting the King and Buckingham Palace would have known how it would have played out optically.
"It sort of implies that the King doesn't care about the optics of that decision. It's his decision; he is making it and has done it."
Her comments come as it was reported that Charles decided to take Harry and Meghan's UK home off them after learning of the Duke's takedown of stepmother Camilla.
The monarch is said to have believed his son had "crossed a line" with the criticism in his memoir Spare.
Sources said the King was outraged by a string of Harry's accusations such as his claim Camilla was responsible for leaking stories to the press.
The Duke also referred to the Queen Consort as "the villain" in TV interviews promoting his memoir, Spare.
Charles took decisive action immediately after being passed a dossier of findings by aides revealing details from the explosive book.
An insider said: "It was the last straw. Harry was well aware how Camilla would be a red line for his father and he crossed with flagrant disregard anyway.
"The King felt without a doubt it crossed a line – it was the ultimate act of disrespect."
The Royal Beat - available on True Royalty TV.
