Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are having a panic room fitted in their family home — but the plans are so secret only local politicians could view them.
And they will not be made available to the public as is usual with planning applications and they will be stored under lock and key in council offices and cannot be copied.
But we can reveal the panic room will sting British taxpayers for up to $50,000 — estimated as the average cost of celebrity-style panic rooms, also beloved by Simon Cowell and Rihanna.
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The couple had to submit the blueprints for Frogmore Cottage to their local town hall for approval because it is a listed building and protected by law.
But they redacted drawings from the public domain that included plans for the steel panic room to keep them safe from intruders and terrorists like ISIS nuts and other state-of-the-art security features.
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Instead, there were only for the eyes of planning officials and councilors voting on the plans — which were approved late last month.
Our source said: “It’s understandable Meghan wants to do everything she can to protect her family, but demanding a panic room is just another demonstration she thinks she’s a celebrity who can get whatever she wants, funded by the public purse.”
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“Meghan and Harry are already guarded around the clock, which costs a fortune, and it’s unlikely their bodyguards’ advice would be to hole themselves up in a panic room in the event of an emergency, as getting them away from the scenes of danger is their top priority — not keeping them there locked away in a room.”
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Jennifer Jackson, head of planning for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, explained: “The Local Planning Authority can confirm that the application contains sensitive information and therefore the public register is not accompanied by any forms, drawings or supporting documents."
“The application will be advertised in the usual way but there is no additional information that is publicly disclosable."
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“Bodies such as the diplomatic community and owners of critical national infrastructure may submit planning applications that contain sensitive information."
“These applications will often concern improvements to the physical security of the premises and may contain information which the applicant wishes the local planning authority to consider, but which the applicant does not wish to be made available on the planning register.”
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A team of builders is already on site in the grounds of Windsor Castle, readying it for its new royal residents later this year.
The bulk of the bill to turn the current five flats into one home for the couple and their baby — due in the spring — is being met by the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant.
Other renovations of the Grade II-listed property, which have been revealed in planning documents include a satellite dish and eco-boiler.
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The cottage has been gifted to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by the Queen.
It was originally known as Double Garden Cottage but its name was changed in 1875 after Queen Victoria had breakfast there.
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She noted an “immense number of little frogs” which she found “quite disgusting” — adding in a letter that they made the “grass look as if it were alive.”
In 1897, her personal Indian servant Abdul Karim moved into the cottage. Their relationship was played out in a 2017 film starring Judi Dench.
The couple had to submit the blueprints for Frogmore Cottage to their local town hall for approval because it is a listed building and protected by law.
But they redacted drawings from the public domain that included plans for the steel panic room to keep them safe from intruders and terrorists like ISIS nuts and other state-of-the-art security features.
Photo credit: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Instead, there were only for the eyes of planning officials and councilors voting on the plans — which were approved late last month.
Our source said: “It’s understandable Meghan wants to do everything she can to protect her family, but demanding a panic room is just another demonstration she thinks she’s a celebrity who can get whatever she wants, funded by the public purse.”
Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski/Pool/Getty Images
“Meghan and Harry are already guarded around the clock, which costs a fortune, and it’s unlikely their bodyguards’ advice would be to hole themselves up in a panic room in the event of an emergency, as getting them away from the scenes of danger is their top priority — not keeping them there locked away in a room.”
Photo credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images
Jennifer Jackson, head of planning for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, explained: “The Local Planning Authority can confirm that the application contains sensitive information and therefore the public register is not accompanied by any forms, drawings or supporting documents."
“The application will be advertised in the usual way but there is no additional information that is publicly disclosable."
Photo credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images
“Bodies such as the diplomatic community and owners of critical national infrastructure may submit planning applications that contain sensitive information."
“These applications will often concern improvements to the physical security of the premises and may contain information which the applicant wishes the local planning authority to consider, but which the applicant does not wish to be made available on the planning register.”
Photo credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
A team of builders is already on site in the grounds of Windsor Castle, readying it for its new royal residents later this year.
The bulk of the bill to turn the current five flats into one home for the couple and their baby — due in the spring — is being met by the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant.
Other renovations of the Grade II-listed property, which have been revealed in planning documents include a satellite dish and eco-boiler.
Photo credit: Phil Noble/Pool/Getty Images
The cottage has been gifted to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by the Queen.
It was originally known as Double Garden Cottage but its name was changed in 1875 after Queen Victoria had breakfast there.
Photo credit: Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images
She noted an “immense number of little frogs” which she found “quite disgusting” — adding in a letter that they made the “grass look as if it were alive.”
In 1897, her personal Indian servant Abdul Karim moved into the cottage. Their relationship was played out in a 2017 film starring Judi Dench.
Photo credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
