Harry had little access to money

[babsanderson]

Harry was given Nottingham Cottage a 2 bedroom cottage presumably rent free. He was given security paid by the taxpayers. He was also given a clothing allowance from Charles to pay for clothes for formal public occasions.

But he obviously had little access to money. He bought his casual clothes cheap from TK Maxx and talks about drying shirts on radiators.

When he told Charles he was going to marry Meghan Charles said he could not afford to pay for Meghan and Harry as he was already paying for William and Catherine. Charles suggested Meghan continued working to pay for Garry and Meghan. Meghan paid for furniture from Ikea and sofa.com to improve the furnishings in Nottingham Cottage.

Charles paid for Harry and Meghan's wedding. Although Meghan paid for her own wedding dress. The taxpayers paid for the security.

Remember Harry and Meghan were working Royals.

The taxpayers paid for the renovation of Frogmore Cottage. A cost that Harry and Meghna paid back when they left the Royal Family.

The Civil List used to give a defined amount to each working Royal. But that was changed and all the money went to the heir to dole out.

The Queen and Charles appear to be remarkably stingy towards their own child and grandchild.

Or perhaps harry is just a grabby free loader.

What 'treatment'?

And I may have missed it, but have you explained how Harry found enough money to resent a posh Cotswolds place, and a few years later buy a mansion in one of the most expensive parts of California? While 'having to' shop for clothes in TK Maxx due to lack of funds?

Apologies if you've already explained this.

Iced said she didn't think they were offered one- I was just saying they were, and potentially the best one and they turned it down. I presume because they didn't want to be next door to W and K by then.

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Thoroughly bizarre. Like others, I can see him living in a pit and eating takeaways - he says he was in a bad place and I believe him.

But stop right there, Harry! Don’t tell us about being kept awake at night with money worries . And not wanting to spend your inheritance .

What a prize pillock.

It’s in a mad section where he also cries about not carrying money like other people LOL he just wants to be normal see, but everything must be paid for him and everyone must treat him with deference and respect. I don’t think he is very bright but I was shocked by the complete lack of perspective.

Do we only have Harry's word for this?

I find it hard to think they'd prefer a relatively modest house in Windsor to a posh apartment in KP.

From the book, he hasn't touched the inheritance money as he wants to leave that to Archie and Lili. May we all have Harrys problems that we don't want to touch our multi million pound inheritances so that we can leave them to our kids.

In the book, Tyler Perry (a man they don't have a prior relationship with) offers them a place to live and security and there is no mention from Harry about offering to contribute. I think he grew up with everyone else putting their hands in their pockets and he was rarely expected to pay himself.

All the Royals are known for being cheap, right, I remember a story about how they don't buy wedding presents etc for people. But then when Meghan came on the scene, I remember there was a story about a painting that she bought for Idiris Elba for his wedding, so I think she was maybe more of a spender than they were used to.

I think moreso than how he had money for all his international travel, I think the issue that we as taxpayers were paying for the same flights, accommodation etc. for his protection officers when the holidays he went on are beyond the budget of most people once in a lifetime let alone multiple times a year

Everyone in the family should have enough money so they do not have to walk to and buy clothes in the sales of discount stores

Princess Anne is still wearing clothes from decades ago without any fuss. Bet she'd shop at TKMaxx without all this 'My family treated me no better than Oliver Twist' whinging and whining. Anyway, my local TK has some very nice clothes.

It’s not hard to understand OP, surely even you can work it out? the future King is more important than the spare, of course William is entitled by birth to more than Harry, and he is not even the spare anymore, he is of little importance to the continuation of the crown now.

I was agreeing with you!

I think this is it. But it makes no sense. Not trying to be malicious but pretty confused by his logic. Objectively, the reason he's even allowed to party and jet around on his holidays without a proper job, the reason he was allowed to remain at Eton despite being pretty thick, etc, was the idea that he was born "above" others. He obviously subscribed/still subscribes to this notion of a birthright hierarchy / lottery. So it makes complete sense that someone born "above" him would be entitled to even more.

All right thinking reasonable people are shocked and disgusted with Harry for that. That's the lap of luxury for all of us on here! 🙄

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No, not just Harry's word. It was made clear at the time and was not a secret.
They let it be known they did not want to be based in Central London and preferred Windsor Great Park.

This whole thing is bonkers, has Kate not been spotted buy clothes in M&S and shopping for Halloween outfits for kids in Sainsburys?

Maybe tight ass Harry wanted the fancy labels but without the big price tags, hence TK Maxx shopping?

OK thanks for that.

@DownNative He did not talk about driving, he talked about owning a car.

I understand Charles gave Harry and Meghan an allowance, plus a clothing allowance, but that did not take into account the very expensive tastes of Megan; ie an engagement dress costing around 75,000.00 (or very similar). And an expensive maternity dress in Morocco? 90,000.00!!
Reports state she spent more on clothes than all the other royals put together.
Now the thing about being part of the RF, you have to walk a fine line, between 'ordinary' clothes, and more expensive stuff for state occassions, and without accepting free clothes. That's what I understand is meant by stating he could not afford Meghan, meaning her expensive clothes.
Personally, I think it would have been better to give an allowance full stop.
Harry also had his army pension, and inheritence from mother and grandmother at least.

Every other member of the RF owned a car. He talks about his mum’s green BMW so why didn’t he own one? Too tight to buy one is my guess.

"Moving close by to Apartment 1 would have been a good option. However, the royal residence had an estimated cost of £4 million for renovations. This would have meant the couple and their baby son Archie would have to wait until winter 2020 before they could actually move in. As a result, the Queen offered the use of Frogmore Cottage before the birth of the couple's first child. According to royal accounts published last year, renovations for the Windsor-based home cost the taxpayer a more respectable £2.4 million in comparison."

www.hellomagazine.com/homes/2020010882881/why-prince-harry-meghan-markle-turned-down-apartment-one/

By Winter 2020 they had left.

There were photos of Kate doing last minute Christmas shopping in The Range in Norfolk a few years ago.

I guess that's evidence that it's all she can afford, poor dear.

Also, by the time the decision was made I think they knew they were on the way out. The emails Jason Knauf released show that they were aware of and indirectly collaborating with the book that became Finding Freedom in late 2018, around the time the Frogmore move was made public

You just can’t imagine Kate fronting up in a 90 grand gown can you? Any of them.

and I’m fairly sure neither could Meghan before she married harry

That photo of Kate is obviously PR. It has been taken behind the cashier where the public are not allowed to go.