£2.4 million of public cash spent to refurbish Meghan & Harry’s new home, @RoyalFamily accounts show today. Queen & family cost each of us in UK £1.24 last year- funding foreign trips, events and buildings. Royal author @DuncanLarcombe says @GMB cost of Sussex’s home will shock. 
I’m at Buckingham Palace @GMB - where refurbishment work added to the Queen’s expenses in the last year. First up though, responding to @piersmorgan’s question on the £2.4m cost of creating a home fit for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
An overwhelmingly negative response from @GMB viewers to fact the public has paid £2.4m for Meghan & Harry’s refurbished home. At 0800 87% were against taxpayers money being used. @piersmorgan & @susannareid100 taking different sides of the argument.
Lots of people pointing out the @RoyalFamily are effectively self funding, something I highlighted in my @GMB reports today. The Crown Estate (which owns Regent Street amongst other property) contributed a record £343.5 million in profit to the UK Treasury in the last year.
The question is whether that money could be put to better use? Maybe a “before & after” virtual tour of Frogmore Cottage might help the public understand where the money has been spent ?
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