Prince Charles may use multi-million-pound legacy from King George VI to fund Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Charles may address his multi-million pound inheritances from King George VI and therefore the queen dowager to bankroll Harry and Meghan's Canadian adventure - but experts in royal finances fear taxpayers could still find yourself learning the bill.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are worth up to £34million between them but need to pay back the £2.4million of public funds spent refurbishing Frogmore Cottage and are expected to shop for or rent a gated mansion in Canada.
Charles has historically paid his son around £2.3million-a-year from his £1.2billion Duchy of Cornwall estate - which is taken into account a public asset because it's been gifted to the heir to the throne by every British monarch since 1337.
Charles is known to possess inherited millions from his grandfather King George VI , who died in 1952, and a big sum from the queen dowager , who died in 2002.
David McClure, the author of Royal Legacy, told The Times: 'Charles is facing a big outlay over a brief period of your time and should need to use private sources of income', adding: 'The Duchy of Cornwall may be a moneymaker for Charles so he's likely to possess been ready to use a number of that cash to create up a personal portfolio of shares. Historically there has been a blurring of what's official spending and what's private.'
Former Lib Dem MP Norman Baker is an expert on Charles finances after writing his book And What does one Do? What the royalty don't need You to Know' and claims Charles has banked £100million.
He said: 'He [Charles] doesn't buy anything if he's ready to find somebody else to foot the bill. he's the tightest of the royals', and said: 'He'll support them [Harry and Meghan] through the Duchy of Cornwall. What he will then do, supported previous experience, is claim that as a legitimate expense and he will use that to scale back his liabilities and thus the general public purse will still support Harry indirectly.'
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