A GoFundMe page offering to “help” Harry and Meghan pay off their $14.65 million Montecito mansion has been removed from the fundraising site.
California resident Anastasia Hanson, 56, turned to the crowdsourcing site typically used to raise money for different causes or individuals who experienced tragedy, ran up major medical expenses or have other difficult life circumstances in order to give “help” and “compassion” to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who came to California last year after severing ties with the Royal Family in England.
Screenshot of the now defunct GoFundMe page
“They’ve stated that they’ve had a very rough time, so this fundraiser is a way to give help, compassion, and love by paying their home loan in full,” Hanson told
In Markle and the prince’s bombshell TV sit-down last week, Harry defended their inking of a multitude of uber-lucrative media deals since leaving royal life, saying, “My family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us.”
Hanson’s online bid to try to financially help the royals was started a few days ago and shut down by Saturday after just three donations, the Sun said.
Hanson kicked in $5, while “A Supporter” gave $100 and “Anonymous” bestowed $5 on the fund.
The page had read, “I am Anastasia Hanson of Ventura, California and I am raising funds to pay off the mortgage for the Montecito, California home of Harry and Meghan.
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A crowdfunding campaign was launched after Prince Harry s bombshell admission that the Royal Family financially cut him off.
The GoFundMe is hoping to raise a casual US$10 million (£7m) to help him pay for their mega mansion.
Anastasia Hanson, who is from California, started the campaign and titled it Harry and Meghan $5 Donation to Buy Home .
Despite Hanson claiming the campaign was not a joke , it was soon shut down after raising just US$110 (£79) for the bizarre cause.
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Prior to being shut down, the campaign s description read: I am raising funds to pay off the mortgage for the Montecito, California home of Harry and Meghan.