'It is perfectly reasonable for a lifelong member of the royal family to have security,” says legal expert Mark Stephens
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“If they’re covered by either the Canadian or British security services, they will also have the intelligence attached which comes with that,” explains Stephens. “If you employ a private security firm, they won’t have the intelligence which is necessary to provide effective close protection. “So, they are clearly going to get that, whatever grumblings there may be from people who are concerned about it being paid. It’s all being paid for at the moment and it doesn’t change by virtue of them stepping back.”, Stephens suggests it’s likely to come from the same place it always has: the British taxpayer.
“We pay for the security of ex-politicians and government ministers who have two days in the job, so it is perfectly reasonable for a lifelong member of the royal family to have security,” he adds. “And I think the [U.K.] government will feel like that.”to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
This will likely come as a relief to the Canadian public — 73% of whom believe that Harry and Meghan should pay their own costs in a recent
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