BREAKING NEWS: BBC star slams Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: ‘I don’t want my money spent on them!’
Questions have been raised over who is going to fund the Sussexes’ security.
It is not yet known who will be funding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s security (Image: Getty)
Former Olympic athlete Sharron Davies has slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, saying she does not want to spend her money on them. The Sussexes returned to the UK earlier this week and questions have already been raised about who is going to pay for the couple’s security. It comes after Labour MPs suggested that the Sussexes should receive taxpayer-funded security upon their return to the UK, meaning Brits will be footing the bill.
The suggestion has sparked a huge debate online, with former BBC commentator Davies criticising the couple for “slating” the UK and “selling every secret” about the Royal Family, only to now have returned. Writing on X, the former Gladiators star fumed: “This couple left the UK, slating it & its people at every possible opportunity, selling every secret they could, saying they wanted to live OUT of the spotlight… then proceeded to do the exact opposite.”
Sharron Davies has slammed the Sussexes, saying she does not want her money spent on them (Image: Getty)
She added: “I do not want my tax pounds spent on them.”
Dame Emily Thornberry, a senior Labour backbencher, was among those who supported the idea of taxpayers funding Harry and Meghan’s security.
She told The Telegraph: “I would want to be reassured that his family are going to be safe. They deserve to be secure.
“We have to remember [the Duke of Sussex] has made a contribution to this country through his public service and heroism. He is the son of the King, he has made a big contribution to our country through public service – that puts him and his family at risk.”
Labour MP Mike Tapp agreed, writing on X: “Prince Harry has landed in the UK, apparently with no police protection. Has a decision been made not to provide security? And does that decision stand up to scrutiny? Because if something happens to him or his family, it will need to. Sort it out!”
Royal expert Richard Eden firmly disagreed, claiming the couple should not be granted taxpayer-funded security because they “abandoned their public life”.
He argued that this type of security is only available to senior royals, such as Princess Anne and Prince Edward “when they are undertaking official duties”.
Responding to Tapp’s post on X, Eden replied: “Is this Labour MP aware that the King’s sister and brother receive automatic police protection only when they are undertaking official duties? Harry and Meghan abandoned their public life.”
Reports suggest the Sussexes were not granted a publicly funded police convoy for their journey to their new home in the Cotswolds on Wednesday (August 26) and are currently relying on their own private security team.
