Princewill Pius
The debate over who should fund Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s security has been ongoing ever since they announced “Megxit.” Now that they’ve stepped back as senior members of the British royal family, their security costs won’t be funded by the U.K. government. However, they’re still internationally famous people with a high “threat and risk level,” per their website.
In January 2020, there were reports that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tentatively agreed to fund half of the couple’s security costs while they were living in Canada, per the Evening Standard . According to CBC, Trudeau later clarified that a decision had not yet been reached. Additionally, the outlet reports that the Canadian government had been providing Markle and Harry with “intermittent” security since November 2019, but that was because they were still technically working royals until the end of March 2020.
Now that the couple is living in the U.S., the debate has crossed the border. On Monday, March 30, 2020 — just one day after President Trump’s tweet — a spokesperson for the Sussexes responded to the president’s concerns. The spokesperson told Fox News: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no plans to ask the U.S. government for security resources. Privately funded security arrangements have been made.”
We probably won’t find out any details anytime soon seeing as how giving out security details to the public would be pretty counterproductive. However, we’re glad that this potential feud has been squashed so quickly.
Written by: Nicki
