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.

Surely in his mid thirties any guardianship would have ended.

Not sure about Garry but she does have an Uncle Gary.

Indeed. I'm a few years younger than Harry and my dad also doesn't pay for my furniture or clothes. I didn't realize that dad had 'literally cut me off financially', I just thought this was a normal part of adulthood...

If Zara clothes is good enough for royal women then I'm sure that they would have good enough items for H too.
I am surprised that he shops for clothes instore rather than online. Tk Maxx must be delighted with the name drop.

Harry inherited £10 million from his mothers estate when he turned 30. The idea he had no access to money is laughable. What he’s whining about is not getting unlimited funds from the royal coffers.

@TrippinEdBalls Were you also working in the family business?

Even if that heir had lived in the same cottage at the start of their marriage with their child?

William and Kate lived in that house, did they take all the furniture with them or did they 'slum' it too? Wasn't it supposed to be a stop-gap while another massive KP apartment was arranged for them, the Gloucesters' old place?

I would be reluctant to be an enabler for a drug addict too.

Exactly. Such a whiny loser.

He left the family business. He wasn't contributing to it or participating in it after he was told he couldn't have half in and half out. Why are they obliged to maintain a man in his thirties who has substantial assets of his own?

Plus his wife was apparently worth £5 million when they married. As an independently wealthy, self-proclaimed feminist, why is she now complaining about having to buy her own sofa?

Can reliable sources show that Meghan paid for her own wedding dress - I thought Charles paid

But she didn't marry the brother of the heir. She married the younger son of the Prince of Wales. I have very little doubt that as the now brother of the heir, Harry would be living in a much grander residence, gifted to him by the king, had they stuck around. But they didn't.

If a free home on the grounds of a royal palace, designed by Christopher Wren and in the heart of one of London's most exclusive postcodes wasn't good enough for Meghan, she was free to return to her rented suburban home in Toronto any time she chose. And surely as a great lifelong feminist she would never expect to be 'kept' by her husband and would be more than happy to pay her share?

There are at least two threads currently running, bemoaning the financial plight of poor Harry, or Garry or whatever his name is. It makes the posters sound a bit ridiculous and does no good whatsoever for their 'cause'.

I thought this story had been found to be false. It was William who got the inheritance, apparently she used to invite just him to tea and mostly ignored Harry?

He was worth over 30m in his own right following inheritances from his mother and grandmother.

Poor, poor Harry, such a hard life

Isn't he the one with loadsamoney from dubious sources?

That reads like someone who has never been to a sale thinks they should be like after watching it on TV.

Harry inherited approx £6.5 million from his mother which was invested and had grown to around £10 million by the time he was 20. He also apparently inherited around £5 million from the Queen Mother.

He is, was and has never been, short of money. All this nonsense about having to put a sofa on Meghan’s credit card is absolute bullshit of the highest quality.

Oh boohoo, seriously. I wish MN still had the eyeroll emoji!

Working? Don’t make me laugh

I suggest you look at the Court Circular for Harry for 2016. Pathetic. Worked 76 days. ‘Engagements’ included playing polo, watching rugby etc. Many other engagements are for Invictus, which was his own pet project.

Work part time hours, get part time pay

If Charles gave him so little, how come he was really out out when his Dad cut him off?

He wasn’t even cut off straight away. He got it for a while after leaving.

If it was pittance, why would it bother him?

I think you are ignoring the fact that he simply was spending it elsewhere?

and the sofa, he lives at that house before Meghan, how did he not have a sofa? How could she only afford a second hand sofa? She had her own money, didn’t she?

But 2 millionaires could only afford a second hand sofa between them?

Well he did choose to leave and live a more private life. Does he believe that parents are there to fund their children for the rest of their lives

His family is rather unusual though. He has grown up seeing whoever is in charge provide financially for his aunts and uncles or at least provide them with fabulous stately homes!

As the son of the heir it was a reasonable expectation to have as least as large a house as Andrew, Edward or Anne provided for him! In Harry’s eyes, he is nearer to the Crown now in terms of status, but that shift of power was not reflected in money or property.

I don’t think Prince Charles has been very wise about this.

You can be asset rich and cash “poor” - using the term “poor” relatively of course - and I suppose they don’t really own the assets do they as they pay a very reduced or symbolic rent?

Take the case of Prince Andrew and Fergie. Virtually all of their problems arose because of lack of money as they perceived it. Who knows but perhaps he never would have got involved in dodgy deals or met Epstein if he had what he thought was enough money.

To us their stipend would probably seem more than adequate but for a prince with rich friends and ski chalets and appearances to keep up, and daughters in the best schools, then it’s probably harder.

Obviously it’s far more sensible to live like Princess Anne in an old pile with lots of horses and dogs and recycle your clothes - not that that comes cheap either - and that life doesn’t suit everyone. Out of interest, I wonder who pays when the roof of Gatcombe Park needs renovating?

I am not saying that the public should fund those things but the Queen was privately one of the richest women in the land. I think Balmoral is privately owned isn’t it? Surely she could have sold a few paintings and set them free. It’s hideous to be dependent on your parents for money as an adult.

I have two friends who have trust funds and it has done their character development no good at all as they haven’t been forced to go out in the world and battle it out. They are sort of over-sized children. You have to have iron self- discipline in those circumstances to do a serious job and make a purposeful life for yourself. And I imagine it’s ten times harder if you try and do that as a public figure with constant press intrusion.

@babsanderson - what about the estimated $7-10 million inheritance Harry got from his mother? And his share of the brothers' estimated $10 million from the Queen Mother?

The poor lad is hardly on his uppers!

William and Kate lived in Anglesey. They had Nottingham Cottage as well. But the media said quite clearly Anglesey was their main residence.