PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle’s move abroad could cost British taxpayers millions in extra security if the couple get their wish to have 24/7 police protection paid for by the public. In an …
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle's move abroad could cost British taxpayers millions in extra security if the couple get their wish to have 24/7 police protection paid for by the public.announcing they will quit the Royal Family and move to Canada, Harry and Meghan said they expected taxpayers to continue funding their royal protection officers as "internationally protected people".The six-strong security team provided by Scotland Yard currently costs around £600,000 a year.
A source told the Evening Standard: "Royal Protection by armed Metropolitan Police officers is mandated by the Home Office. The couple said they would use the five-bedroom pad "as their official residence as they continue to support the Monarchy, and so that their family will always have a place to call home in the UK."
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