Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world last week when they announced that they would be stepping down from being senior royals to focus more on their family and charities. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex then noted that they wish to be “financially independent.” Also, they have plans to live part-time in Canada and the UK.
Although Queen Elizabeth showed support to Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s decision, a lot of people were not happy with the announcement, especially some Canadians. Angry locals have told the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they are not welcome in their country.
In a column in the Canadian newspaper, the Daily Mirror, it stated that Canada is not a back-up place when someone is “looking to get out of Britain while remaining a royal.” The paper then described Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision as “vague and evolving.”
“But this country's unique monarchy, and its delicate yet essential place in our constitutional system, means that a royal resident – the prince is sixth in the line of succession – is not something that Canada can allow,” the article read. “It breaks an unspoken constitutional taboo. Princes are not shipped over here when no useful duties can be found for them on the other side of the Atlantic. Canada welcomes people of all faiths, nationalities, and races, but if you're a senior member of our Royal Family, this country cannot become your home."
Previously, Canada’s largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail, already slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plan to live part-time in Canada. It said that the country is not a “halfway house” for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex while they “work out their own personal issues."
“The Canadian monarchy is virtual; it neither rules nor resides,” it read. “Our royals don’t live here. They reign from a distance. Close to our hearts, far from our hearths. And that is why, in response to the sudden announcement of a vague and evolving plan for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Prince Harry and Meghan – to move to Canada while remaining part of the Royal Family, the Trudeau government’s response should be simple and succinct: No.”
Another primary argument about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plan to live part-time in Canada is who would pay their bills. Some pointed out that, since the couple decided to part ways with the royal family, so they should pay for their security.
