[SPUTNIKNEWS] The bombshell decision by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to lay down their royal duties and move to Los Angeles
Like Lavern and Shirley did...
unsurprisingly inflicted some additional security costs, and according to the US president’s recent Twitter rant, he was not about to pay for the couple’s protection in their newly found home.
He's not paying for mine. Why should he pay for theirs? They're just private citizens now.
Prince Charles could reportedly cover half of his son Prince Harry’s and his wife Meghan Markle’s security costs in the US, a royal insider told the Daily Mail.
That's mighty nice of him.
The Prince of Wales, who has just recovered from coronavirus, would pay a “private contribution” of up to £2 million ($2,5 million) every year towards the Sussexes’ living in the United States, and the source believes that this money would be used for the family’s protection, which is estimated to cost around $5 million annually.
That's an awful lot of protection. Maybe they should shop around.
The royal insider still noted that this type of financial aid could be a significant blow to the 71-year-old monarch’s budget.
| Dear Prince Charles is no monarch — that’s his mother. Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, is merely the heir apparent, the longest in that role in the history of the English monarchy. Quite possibly that will be as far as he gets. |
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