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112. Yes, and now they should reimburse Harry for the money he spent on renovations,

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:42 PM

Mar 2023

which were obviously needed for a house built in 1801.

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This has to be a joke??? Britain's Prince Harry loses home on royal estate: reports [View all] Peacetrain Mar 2023 OP

No way to guess if it's true or not. Demobrat Mar 2023 #1

Since they do not allow them security even if they pay for their own. I just can't see a grandparent Peacetrain Mar 2023 #5

Charles wants a fancy Coronation and Performers are turning him down. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2023 #2

no kidding.. whew this is a mess if true.. so I am holding out not true Peacetrain Mar 2023 #7

I commented a year or more ago sdfernando Mar 2023 #20

Right, it was rumored that William had an affair. brush Mar 2023 #34

.... CatWoman Mar 2023 #114

Why should they keep it? pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #3

I agree with you. Raven123 Mar 2023 #6

So they cannot have security.. the one place that was secure for them was Frogmore Peacetrain Mar 2023 #9

I am no Andrew fan pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #30

It's a 5- bedroom house they've been paying rent on mainer Mar 2023 #37

The point is the Queen made a gift. How can Charles reneg on that? pnwmom Mar 2023 #88

Because highborn Englishmen enjoy a spot of cruelty now 'n then. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #118

True, if legally deeded to someone treestar Mar 2023 #154

From what I understand now, there probably wasn't a legal deed. But it was a very cheesy thing pnwmom Mar 2023 #156

Yes looks very bad treestar Mar 2023 #160

Well, he's the same guy who was messing around with Camilla from the first months of his marriage pnwmom Mar 2023 #161

Sleeping with one 17 year old does not make one a 'pedophile' Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #55

He knew Epstein was a pimp of a girl whose age he didn't check. Is that better? nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #89

I'd probably accept that critique, based on what we know or could logically presume Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #102

I wasn't the person who called him a pedophile. But he is a disgusting creep. nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #103

I'm fine with disgusting creep, but pedophile seems harsh based on what we know Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #104

+1 pandr32 Mar 2023 #13

Because they own it obamanut2012 Mar 2023 #14

They don't own it pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #54

Then why was it described as a "gift" from the Queen? pnwmom Mar 2023 #90

Because people are dishonest...just like "they paid back the refurbishment" Baltimike Mar 2023 #123

Where is your evidence that they didn't pay it back? nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #124

Where is your evidence they did? Baltimike Mar 2023 #135

It was reported in 2020 by the BBC and the NYT, among others, and was not contradicted by The Firm, pnwmom Mar 2023 #138

That's according to HARRY'S spokesperson, and we have SEEN how the duo LIES Baltimike Mar 2023 #143

You missed the verb tense: "had pledged." pnwmom Mar 2023 #144

Harry would lie about that in the same vein that they said the place was a gift Baltimike Mar 2023 #158

The Palace announced the cottage was a gift from the Queen. That wasn't a lie on Harry's part. pnwmom Mar 2023 #159

Exactly. The palace announced a GIFT that WASN'T one. Baltimike Mar 2023 #162

So you seriously believe that pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #127

Well if Harry didn't own it, and the Crown Estate still did, pnwmom Mar 2023 #145

surely done with the understanding treestar Mar 2023 #155

Wasn't it a wedding gift from the Queen herself? brush Mar 2023 #157

They don't own it. It is on a year to year lease. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #81

Correct pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #128

I see your point. If I were British, though, I'd be pissed it was going to the sex offender. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #18

I do not believe H/M pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #32

It was granted to them by the Queen mainer Mar 2023 #21

Agreed. crickets Mar 2023 #50

I don't find either of those actions petty pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #53

Did you pay your mom 3 million dollars in reno, plus rent? mainer Mar 2023 #58

They haven't paid the refurbishment back...they were paying installments Baltimike Mar 2023 #62

You're repeating disinformation. They paid it back mainer Mar 2023 #72

True, but not many parents all over the world crickets Mar 2023 #71

She will also be known as Queen Camilla now, not Queen Consort. She's a nasty piece of work. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #96

But your mother is your mother. What Camilla did was a very thoughtless thing to do pnwmom Mar 2023 #120

Shouldn't Harry and Meghan be compensated for their.... brush Mar 2023 #36

Why? pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #51

So the racism Meghan was subjected to, and the reason for their... brush Mar 2023 #57

Prince Harry has stated unequivically that the RF is not racist. nt Baltimike Mar 2023 #65

Some of the Brit press certainly has been. You have to be aware of that. brush Mar 2023 #73

Princess Michael of Kent, who wore the racist broach, Baltimike Mar 2023 #77

Pls explain what you're talking about. Everyone hasn't read... brush Mar 2023 #85

Here's an article that came out at the time: crickets Mar 2023 #105

I knew about the brooch and the intent of the minor royal. brush Mar 2023 #106

Yikes! I'm so sorry. crickets Mar 2023 #109

Please explain why post #105 didn't suffice Baltimike Mar 2023 #121

See 106. brush Mar 2023 #125

I did...and even responded to it. Baltimike Mar 2023 #136

No, he hasn't. He said that certain named individuals were not racist. pnwmom Mar 2023 #97

Yes, he has. Period. Baltimike Mar 2023 #122

I don't dislike Harry and Meghan Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #151

+1 Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #80

If it was a gift to them, they owned it. If they invested over $2million into rehabbing it pnwmom Mar 2023 #87

yes Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #150

What of the several mansions the monarch has? treestar Mar 2023 #153

I don't doubt it. MontanaMama Mar 2023 #4

MontanaMama, I truly believe this has to be a tabloid hoax Peacetrain Mar 2023 #10

I hope that its a hoax but MontanaMama Mar 2023 #39

I guess it isn't.. Meghan is an American, her kids are Americans.. its time to put their Peacetrain Mar 2023 #41

The Palace has already made it clear that the safety of Prince Harry and his family is of no concern pnwmom Mar 2023 #139

Just reported in the Washington Post mainer Mar 2023 #59

I know mainer... I know.. I just wanted to believe in better angels.. Peacetrain Mar 2023 #61

How does this put them at risk? Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #152

Heehee. Charles and Camilla are getting it back in spades... brush Mar 2023 #40

Plus, Charles gave millions in trust to Camilla's kids mainer Mar 2023 #60

Not good. I hadn't heard about that. brush Mar 2023 #64

trust funds for camilla's kids mainer Mar 2023 #75

Who cares? This is gossip column stuff. tritsofme Mar 2023 #8

Amen to that. comradebillyboy Mar 2023 #11

I do, just don't read threads about it obamanut2012 Mar 2023 #15

Seems like Lounge material to me. tritsofme Mar 2023 #17

But at this point, isn't that the point of the royal family? Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #19

No, it's not just silly gossip mainer Mar 2023 #22

These people are little more than British versions of the Kardashians tritsofme Mar 2023 #23

Have you read SPARE? mainer Mar 2023 #24

I couldn't possibly waste my time on such drivel. tritsofme Mar 2023 #26

Well, there you go mainer Mar 2023 #29

No, like the Kardashians and other gossip column material tritsofme Mar 2023 #33

What reality show are they on? Go ahead. I'll wait. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #99

These are actual people. Sure they were born rich, (except for Megan) but that does not Maraya1969 Mar 2023 #35

And yet here you are right in the middle of it with the rest of us. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #98

And the Royal Family is the British version of Disneyland, pnwmom Mar 2023 #147

Huh? "Meghan Markle needed to be smeared.? brush Mar 2023 #42

Read SPARE. The palace leaks dirt whenever one of their own is vulnerable mainer Mar 2023 #63

Ok. I see. From the flat statement that Meghan needed to be... brush Mar 2023 #67

Spare was shocking to me. MontanaMama Mar 2023 #82

In effect, Harry was protecting his wife, as he should've. brush Mar 2023 #110

There is no hate more consuming than envy. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #119

The royal family is more dysfunctional than Charles Manson's family Ray Bruns Mar 2023 #12

Seriously? pandr32 Mar 2023 #16

Okaaaay Kaleva Mar 2023 #28

I'm no fan of the royals either but come on MustLoveBeagles Mar 2023 #38

That's a horrible thing to say. Cha Mar 2023 #52

No joke. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2023 #25

Ahh sweet Jesus... Peacetrain Mar 2023 #31

Wow MustLoveBeagles Mar 2023 #45

Andrew has his own home, Sunnyville or something Boomerproud Mar 2023 #70

If I had to guess, I would say they are trying to kick him out of that one and downsize him into gldstwmn Mar 2023 #100

Yes, I believe phylny Mar 2023 #107

The article said Andrew was being moved into pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #129

Are they still on their " We demand privacy!" tour? Kaleva Mar 2023 #27

how can we miss them if they won't go away.... nt msongs Mar 2023 #46

There never was one. crickets Mar 2023 #47

bravo bigtree Mar 2023 #68

Harry told Oprah that getting away from the media was a big part of their decision SYFROYH Mar 2023 #142

No, the video does not lie. crickets Mar 2023 #146

You mean their "we're setting the record straight after years of being smeared with pnwmom Mar 2023 #91

I'm not going to give a shit about upper class people Kaleva Mar 2023 #130

I admire Harry so much claudette Mar 2023 #43

I lean that way also Demobrat Mar 2023 #49

Exactly claudette Mar 2023 #69

I'm very impressed that he chose his wife over the Ilsa Mar 2023 #83

Or being specifically targeted by the Taliban. Demobrat Mar 2023 #101

He's got the internet nickname of #CharlestheCruel. irisblue Mar 2023 #44

They never owned the property. kskiska Mar 2023 #48

I agree pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #56

The Firm should pay Harry back the money he spent rehabbing the run down building. nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #92

For as much as Harry and Meghan hate the Royals... I doubt they'd ever return to it anyways. WarGamer Mar 2023 #66

Like it or not canetoad Mar 2023 #74

Andrew is not a working royal mainer Mar 2023 #76

That would exclude Andrew then. He's still in disgrace. nt pnwmom Mar 2023 #94

I think they will all be ok Meowmee Mar 2023 #78

Time for Harry to publish those 400 pages he left out of SPARE mainer Mar 2023 #79

Consequences Sympthsical Mar 2023 #84

I agree totally ripcord Mar 2023 #86

If your family, through your "Firm," spent years smearing you through the tabloids, pnwmom Mar 2023 #95

✔️ That was precisely their point. crickets Mar 2023 #108

I rehabbed my apartment when I lived in it Sympthsical Mar 2023 #131

I'll never understand the defense of the whole Royal Family's vast entitlement, pnwmom Mar 2023 #132

Thank you. kskiska Mar 2023 #134

I hope they are compensated for the money they put into it. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #93

It was refurbished at taxpayer expense. kskiska Mar 2023 #111

Yes, and now they should reimburse Harry for the money he spent on renovations, pnwmom Mar 2023 #112

Exactly. Why is this so hard for people to understand? gldstwmn Mar 2023 #116

That doesn't sound like taxpayer expense. Nt lostnfound Mar 2023 #126

Here's a very recent article from BBC.... Talitha Mar 2023 #113

heh. Andrew doesn't even WANT the cottage lol Takket Mar 2023 #115

The King sends a message. LudwigPastorius Mar 2023 #117

James O'Brien imagines right-wing headlines in an alternate reality Ptah Mar 2023 #133

Meanwhile look at Will and Kate's "Many, many houses" mainer Mar 2023 #137

Look on the bright side, they can make another documentary and write a book about it. SYFROYH Mar 2023 #140

What kind of wedding present takes $2.9 M to refurbish? milestogo Mar 2023 #141

A two hundred year old house in poor condition, with saggy floor joints, ceiling beams, pnwmom Mar 2023 #148

The cottage belongs to the crown Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #149