Prince Charles is honoring his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on her historic achievement. On Sunday, the royal’s oldest son released a statement honoring the monarch's Accession Day.
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The Royal Family’s security has been placed under scrutiny after Prince Harry’s plea for police protection when him and his family visit the UK.
Senior royals like the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are protected by security around the clock paid for by the UK taxpayers.
However, more peripheral members of The Firm like Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex, and Princess Anne are only given security from the police when they are working in their official capacities.
Two of the youngest royals had their 24-hour taxpayer-funded police protection axed when it was suggested they were spending too much.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were the subject of a row about funding in 2011 that was said to have left their father Prince Andrew furious, according to Mirror Online.
In fact, one royal expert said Prince Charles was forced to intervene in the debate about funding for Beatrice and Eugenie’s security after it caused a row behind palace walls.
It is thought the heir to the throne stepped in after the younger of his nieces racked up huge security costs as she travelled the world on her gap year.
A report published at the time suggested Eugenie spent more than £100,000 of taxpayers’ money as she explored India, America, Thailand and South Africa.
She paid for hotels and travel herself, but the massive security bill, including overtime money, was funded by the taxpayer.
Speaking on Channel 5 documentary Beatrice and Eugenie: Pampered Princesses?, royal expert Richard Kay said: “She was sort of flitting from country to country as most middle-class young people do who take gap years.
“But, of course, she was accompanied by police bodyguards.
“That meant that we the taxpayers were paying for policemen to accompany her to the
Prince Charles is honoring his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on her historic achievement. On Sunday, the royal’s oldest son released a statement honoring the monarch's Accession Day.
What she wants. As Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the British throne —she opened up about her wishes for the future of the U.K. monarchy.
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to his “darling wife” the Duchess of Cornwall – the future Queen Consort – for her “steadfast support” as he congratulated his mother the Queen on her “remarkable” Platinum Jubilee.
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While they might be a family, the Queen doesn’t let that stand in the way of sticking to Royal protocol. Prince Harry may have tried to occasionally convince his grandmother to bend the rules, the HRH always stands her ground. From coveted Palace living quarters to borrowing Royal jewels, the couple has put in appeals for all sorts during their time as working royals and also since then.This week he complained that he and his wife Meghan Markle, 40, and their two children wouldn’t be able to visit the UK without state security, with some royal experts guessing the move hasn’t impressed HRH.
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Prince Charles has reportedly offered his home to his estranged son Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, in a bid to meet his new granddaughter.The couple’s second child, named Lilibet after the Queen, was born in June in the US and is yet to meet any members of Harry’s family. In light of this, Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, are thought to have been toying with the idea of visiting the UK in the not-so-distant future.