Megxit fails to win over Canada: Three quarters of Canadians still do NOT want to pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security as they are not representing the Queen

Seventy-seven per cent believe the Canadian taxpayer does not have to pay

Couple settled in British Columbia after stepping down as senior royals

There has been no official announcement about who will cover the cost

By RAVEN SAUNT FOR MAILONLINE 3 February 2020 


The majority of Canadians still do not want to pay for Harry and Meghan's security as they are not representing the Queen.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex settled in British Columbia following their step down from their roles as senior royals last month.
But seventy-seven per cent of Canadians believe the taxpayer does not have to pay for the couple's security because they are not in in the country as representatives of the monarch.

Seventy-seven per cent of people believe the Canadian taxpayer does not have to pay for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex because they are not in Canada as representatives of the Queen

It is thought that only 19 per cent of Canadians would not object to their country assuming a share of the security costs, according to the statistics by Nanos Research for CTV.

Canadian authorities have indicated that discussions are underway about who would foot the bill now that Harry and Meghan have officially left the royal family.

There has not yet been any official announcement.

More than two-thirds of Canadians feel that the privacy of the couple, along with eight-month-old Archie, will be better respected in Canada than it was in Britain.

But Harry and Meghan, who are now living in Victoria on Vancouver Island, are taking no chances.

Last month they issued a legal warning to the media over photographs of the duchess out hiking with Archie and two dogs.

Their lawyers claimed the images were taken without Meghan's consent, the BBC reported, and the couple were prepared to take legal action.

However, Scotland Yard officers guarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have recently said that they are treated 'like skivvies' and forced to do 'menial tasks' like picking up takeaways and groceries, it has been claimed.

Highly-trained protection staff have also allegedly been seen buying food from an organic delicatessen, a favourite of Meghan's, and picking up coffees from fast food outlet Tim Hortons.

The Duke and Duchess's security is estimated to cost taxpayers in Canada and the UK between £3million and £6million a year as staff work round the clock two weeks at a time.

There has been no official announcement about the question of security for Prince Harry and Meghan, or who will cover the bill, now that they have officially left the royal family

Canada is currently a parliamentary monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning head of state.

Only 32 per cent of those surveyed were strongly in favour of maintaining links with the royal family and their country's status as a constitutional monarchy.

And instead 35 per cent would be more or less strongly in favour of abolishing links with the British monarchy.

More than 1,000 Canadians submitted response to the survey that was conducted by telephone and online.

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