Through a public statement released at the end of February, the Public Safety Minister of Canada Bill Blair confirmed that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had been providing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry security since their arrival in the country. They were doing this since November 2019.

Blair said that the couple was International Protected Persons. They are entitled to Canada's protection. However, it not ends.

Reactions from the Public

Blair's statement had resulted in negative reactions from the public. This had lead to Meghan and Harry being asked for the refund of the money spent on their security. It was the money of taxpayers.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's (CTF) federal director Aaron Wudrick stated that he has got a significant number of people who are upset because they had paid for anything.

They believed that the taxpayers of Canada should be reimbursed for the taxes they used to pay for the couple's security up to this point.

Mr. Wudrick was the inspiration for the petition. They are demand Mr. Trudeau to refrain from paying for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's security.

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The Petition

The petition had reached more than 100,000 signatures in just a few days. Many Canadian citizens had expressed their anger on paying for the extravagant lifestyle of wealthy royals.

Mr. Wudrick felt uneasy about how the government had been trying to conceal the truth that the government was paying for the security costs of the couple. It was believed that the security costs spent on the couple are millions of pounds.

Conversation with the Queen

It was reported in January that the Canadian Prime Minister had conversed with the Queen. The report revealed that the Canadian government promised to shoulder the security expenses of the couple.

Mr. Trudeau did not confirm nor deny those reports.

The US Will Not Use the Public's Money for the Couple's Security Costs 

President Donald Trump of the United States of America had publicly announced that the public funds of the country will not be used to pay for the security costs of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry while they are in the US.

In a social media post, specifically on Twitter, President Trump stated that he is a friend and admirer of the Queen and the United Kingdom. However, now that the couple had left their country to stay in the United States, Trump said that they must privately pay for their security protection.  

The spokesperson of the couple confirmed that security arrangements were already done.

The couple was reported to have found residence in Los Angeles.                                                     

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's decision to move to California had been made for a long time, says an article. One reason for this assumption is that this is where the couple's new team of Hollywood agents, business managers, and PRs are based.