After a long time of wondering who will pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security in Canada, the Canadian government reveals they will stop shouldering their safety's hefty cost. Public Safety Canada announced that it would cut off the Sussexes from its funding in time their HRH titles would be removed as they officially step down as senior members of the royal family in March.
The government apartment released a detailed statement to CBC News about the future arrangement of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's security in Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have protected the two since they arrived in the country in November during their holiday break. However, this would come to an end next month.
It also admitted that the Canadian government faced "unprecedented circumstances" when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to extend their stay in the Great White North. "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex choosing to relocate to Canada on a part-time basis presented our government with a unique and unprecedented set of circumstances," it said.
To properly keep the royal couple's safety, the RCMP has continuously been in touched with the U.K. official from the very beginning regarding their security considerations. As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are recognized as Internationally Protected Persons, Canada is obligated to provide them security assistance on an "as-needed basis."
To follow the Metropolitan Police's request, the RCMP has been assisting the Met since Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle arrived in Canada in November 2019. However, this assistance will come to an end next month with the change in their statuses.
Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dropped their bombshell announcement in January and moved to Canada last year for a Christmas break, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly agreed his government would shoulder their security cost. However, although he admitted that his country was happy to host the pair and their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, for the holidays, he never said that the state would pay up for the family's long-term stay.
By not letting the Canadian public pay for the controversial royals, Express noted that Trudeau managed to avoid a financial burden that would surely meet a lot of criticisms if he let it happen. To recall, thousands of Canadian people signed a petition demanding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to pay for their security instead of allowing it to be shouldered by the country that they are in. How much their security costs after all? It costs millions of dollars every year.
