Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sparked outrage on Good Morning Britain.
Meghan and Harry were discussed on Good Morning Britain (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were torn apart after the latest report on their visit to the UK this summer, as Harry was called a “spoilt brat”. Good Morning Britain presenters Ed Balls and Kate Garraway were joined by regular contributors Kwasi Kwarteng and Kevin Maguire on Monday, June 29, as the stars shared their frustration at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been expected to make a family trip to the UK with their two children for the first time in four years, but the couple are now reportedly reconsidering their arrangements following the rejection of Harry’s application for police protection. Kwasi said: “I’m very surprised. This has been hanging around for a long time, and it seems odd to me that at the eleventh hour, last minute almost, that he’s now saying, ‘We’re not coming.'”
Ed agreed: “He has his own security team, him, Meghan and the children. He fought a court case to argue he should have full royal police protection, and he lost. The independent process decides what is proportionate. They’ve said that when they’re on the royal estate, they will obviously have normal protection, but when he’s travelling around the UK as a citizen, he will travel with his own security, which he pays for. But crucially, won’t have the Met armed police protection, and that is what he’s complaining about.”
Kate added: “People will be thinking, ‘If you really want to come here to see your dad and let your dad get to know your kids, why not just stay in [Buckingham Palace]?'”
Kevin then fumed: “He might be concerned, or he might be a spoilt brat, who’s just throwing his toys out the pram again.
“He’s coming from a country that’s just got guns everywhere. You’re in danger there; you’re not in the same danger here.
“The Met police have done an assessment of what they think the risks are. If there’s a risk, you can get a gun guard. If they think there’s no risk where he’s going, he won’t get a gun guard. End of. What’s the problem?”
Kevin continued: “I think it’s some psycho drama with him and his family here… Well, if he doesn’t come, it’s him. I’m sympathetic to him, more than most people… This is getting silly.
Kwasi Kwateng and Kevin Maguire were not impressed (Image: ITV)
“You can’t be that entitled to say, ‘Right, I want the full police motorcycle riders, big armed teams, cars, all that provided for me – the complete VIP treatment,’ when you left the country, slagging off a lot of people as you went, and you made a fortune.”
Kwasi concluded: “He wants to have his cake and eat it, that’s the thing. He doesn’t want anything to do with them, but wants all the perks and privileges.”
A government spokesman said its protective security system was “rigorous and proportionate”. “It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security,” the spokesman added.
