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.

I'll take Nottingham cottage off his hands as it's clearly for poor people

Not his wife? "That wife of his "? This says more about you than about her.

@RedToothBrush

Do you invest?

Perhaps not because he won't have money in the bank at all on that he has millions to spend ( he may do) but its different.

It's like if I won 4 millions on the lottery I would spend some and invest the rest.
Because that 3 million would give me an incomes.

But the income would diminish if the capital does.

Sorry if you realise this but so many people don't. It's why the very rich or richer stay rich because they preserve that Captital whereas your typical financially illertate lottery winner assumes that millions are for spending.
Hence they end up.broke.

I know, posters on here act like he could go to an atm and withdraw some money for a couch.

Of course he can go to ATM.

It's something you simply know or don't know. I'm not claiming for a second he's poor or cash strapped. I was merley pointing out the difference between people thinking there is 25 millions plus for him to just spend as he chooses or the capital he's obviously keen to keep in tact.

Why on earth couldn't he?

Yes dear but you can’t cry poverty if you have 24 million in the fucking bank. Tough shit Harry, withdraw the money from the Trust and cover your own costs if living.

Of course he is keen to keep the trust intact but he literally said he had no money to live on. That was a lie. If you have no other income you need to dissolve the trust to look after yourself

In his view he doesn't. The trust is like his job. It's just income

He's been photographed coming out of TK Maxx with a carrier bag. He must have some cash or a card to pay for his shopping ? I don't think it's like a designer boutique or high end restaurant where an invoice can be sent later.

Here's a thought, buying a home isn't throwing money away, if he spent his money on a house he could leave Louis and Lilibet the house and if they wanted the cash they could sell it.

If only he'd asked my advice he needn't have had those sleepless nights.

Was it a PR stunt?

The Queen was happy to accept cash from the Sultan of Brunei for decades.

Charles was happy to let Galen Weston fund all his (and his sons polo) lifestyle.

None of them hold any moral high ground.

The Queen was happy to accept cash from the Sultan of Brunei for decades.

That sounds libellous to me.

Most of us buy our furniture from our income though - and he had plenty.

If he was unhappy with his UK accomodation there was nothing to stop him buying using a mortgage and making the payments from his income. Just like everyone else does.

He seems to think his income is for playing, his capital is for hoarding, and his bills are for everyone else to pay

Statistical I agree.

But bear in mind his wage would possibly have hugely gone down during COVID.

It wouldn't be regular if he was drawing it from his capital. What he actually gets as a stipend who knows.

But one can't deny William won't have any issues like this at all and is now the holder of how many Billions from duchy of Cornwall??

What is the relevance of these points to the issue of Harry’s access to money? You’ve lost me there

It might have taken a hit - although the sofa issue etc are pre covid. And we know he had some income from his dad. How much is unknown, but I'll eat my left labia if it wasn't in 6 figures (and presumably tax free)

Although same applies really doesn't it; plenty of folk had to dip in to savings to survive fucking covid (self employed DH here...)

Yes again, that's true!

The only extra consideration I would add in his case is having enough to buy a house that's safe (doesn't have to be huge) and possibly security as well.

Why are you believing his lies? He said he went to their “once a year sales” and they responded they don’t do sales. He also said he brought second hand Gap items from there, he came out and said they’ve never stocked Gap. He’s never visited the place in his life 🤥

Didn’t an ex girlfriend come out and say that she always had to pay for herself? Harry was very tight and didn’t want to spend money on his des res. I’m sure he could of borrowed furniture from other royal households. Maybe the decoration and furniture never bothered him until Meghan pointed it out?

But bear in mind his wage would possibly have hugely gone down during COVID.

With the benefit of hindsight no doubt he'd have stayed on the guaranteed never to reduce SG gravy train. The royals didn't take a Covid related hit but H&M's master plan was to fleece gullible bankers on the after dinner speech circuit a la the Obamas. Harold managed it just once before the world went into lockdown.

Mis-timing is his middle name.

He also said he brought second hand Gap items from there

Not only do TKMaxx not do sales, they don't second hand either.

Maybe he got confused and was slumming it even deeper in the local chazzer 😁

Yes it seems this way. In the Netflix series, he was shown sitting watching TV while heavily pregnant Meghan and aides were rushing round booking flights for him.

It was Meghan that found them the houses in Canada and LA to live in.

He doesn't do much himself.

It’s totally incorrect to refer to Harry’s income from his Trust(s) as his ‘wage’. A wage is earned through work. Harry undertook no work to receive this income.