PRESIDENT Donald Trump has told Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they ‘must pay’ for their own security, now that the ex-royals live in the US.
The President took to Twitter on Sunday to make the announcement.
Trump tweeted: “I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the U.S. however, the U.S. will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!”
The news comes as pressure mounts for Harry and Meghan to pay for their own $9.9million security.
From Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer be working royals and will not be allowed to use their Her Royal Highness titles as they plan to become “financially independent”.
The couple have moved from their $13.3million mansion they were borrowing in Vancouver, Canada with 10-month-old Archie to Los Angeles – which has become a coronavirus pandemic hotspot.
Their security bill, which includes nine highly-skilled British officers ferrying between the UK and US, is believed to rack up as much as £8million a year.
However, now the President has said that the U.S. ‘will not pay’ for their security, leaving even more pressure for the couple to foot the bill.
