Meghan and Harry (Image: GETTY)
A spokeswoman for the Royal Collection Trust confirmed today that there had been an increase in visitor numbers to Windsor over the past year, although exact figures have yet to be released. The spokeswoman said: "The increase in visitors could be due to a number of factors including increased interest following the Royal Weddings, an increase in inbound tourism due to the weak pound and the hot summer we experienced last year.” This year's Sovereign Grant report revealed that the royal household earned roughly $8.9 million (£6.9 million) from tourism during this year, the year of the birth of Meghan Markle’s baby Archie.
The past year has been filled with milestones for the British Royal Family.
There have been weddings and births, and a few christenings and international tours in between.
All those headlines and celebrations came alongside a major increase in visitors to royal residences, which in turn meant a rise in funds for the royal household.
Numbers released today in the annual Sovereign Grant report show that £6.9million (or roughly $8.9million) was
