Canada to Stop Funding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Massive Security Costs

*Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will lose their Canadian police protection come March 31, when they will no longer be active royals. 

The Canadian government said Thursday that they will no longer provide the couple with security while they live in the country. 

The decision follows Harry and Meghan’s January announcement that they are stepping back as senior royals , and will therefore give up their royal titles. They intend to split their time between North America and the United Kingdom. 

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Testing, testing?… • Recorded inside Abbey Road Studios, home to The Beatles and other music legends, The Duke of Sussex joins Jon Bon Jovi and the Invictus Games Choir for a special live session in aid of the Invictus Games Foundation. The song being played, called ‘Unbroken’, was created by Jon Bon Jovi to shine a spotlight on those veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), to honour their service and acknowledge the strength of the Armed Forces community. The Duke and JBJ are both strong supporters of the military community, with The Duke founding the Invictus Games in 2014. The Invictus Games Choir, made up of wounded, injured and sick veterans and serving personnel from all services and different ranks of the UK Armed Forces, have come together to use the power of music to aid their recovery. Although The Duke was unable to sing, leaving the vocals to the professionals, the special single that was recorded in Studio 2 where The Beatles recorded 11 out of their 13 albums, and will be released in March in support of the @WeAreInvictusGames. Video © SussexRoyal

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“This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity,” Harry and Meghan said in a statement.

The couple have been living in Victoria, Canada since November, under the protection of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police force, per CBS.com.

“As the Duke and Duchess are currently recognized as Internationally Protected Persons, Canada has an obligation to provide security assistance on an as needed basis. At the request of the Metropolitan Police, the RCMP has been providing assistance to the Met since the arrival of the Duke and Duchess to Canada intermittently since November 2019,” Canada’s Office of the Minister of Public Safety said in a statement Thursday.

“The assistance will cease in the coming weeks, in keeping with their change in status,” the office said.

Last week, Meghan and Harry released in a joint statement outlining their transition and noting that security is an absolute necessity for keeping their family safe.

But they didn’t say who is going to be stuck with the bill.

“It is agreed that The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will continue to require effective security to protect them and their son,” they said. “This is based on The Duke’s public profile by virtue of being born into The Royal Family, his military service, the Duchess’ own independent profile and the shared threat and risk level documented specifically over the last few years.”

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