Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have faced criticism after reports emerged that Harry privately pleaded with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reinstate taxpayer-funded security for him, Meghan, and their two children when they return to the UK.
TV Presenter Accuses Couple of Double Standards
The couple were criticised on News24, formerly Sky News Australia, where presenter Danica De Giorio accused them of "double standards" and referenced Harry's previous comments about not wanting to bring his family to the UK due to safety concerns.
"The double standards of these two never cease to amaze me. This a guy who has spent years bagging the royal family, claiming that the monarchy was racist. In an interview last year, he said along the lines of that he can't imagine a world where he'd ever be able to take his family back to London," she said.
De Giorio added that Harry had claimed he could become the victim of a terror attack, dismissing the concern as "absolute nonsense".
Presenter Recalls Harry's Public Outings
De Giorio reminded viewers of the time Harry was seen knocking on several doors in London while searching for his friend's house.
"He's happy to go knock on doors in London, ring every single doorbell, be out and about in public," she remarked. "Yet now he needs taxpayer funded security again, even though it has been denied of him in the past. Why is he such a pampered poodle?"
Podcast Host Compares Harry to a Toddler
The Nerve podcast host Maureen Callahan likened Harry's behaviour to that of a toddler, claiming he repeatedly raises concerns about security in the hope of eventually getting his way.
"This question about royal security has been asked and answered many times. Harry keeps asking, he keeps getting told no, and he's doing the thing that all toddlers do, which is just become a haunt and a nag. Ask, ask, ask, ask until you get your way," she said.
Callahan noted that Princess Anne, Edward, and Sophie do not have that kind of security, adding: "Harry and Megan are no longer working royals. I think it is beyond tone-deaf to demand that the British taxpayers, who they have offended and affronted, foot the bill so that these two can feel important."
Couple Branded 'Delusional' and 'Dumb'
De Giorio agreed, declaring: "Absolutely. You're right. There are actual working royals right now who do not get this sort of treatment and Harry and Meghan swan in thinking that they are just so important and that taxpayers really care about them."
Slamming the couple further, De Giorio branded them "delusional" and "dumb", adding: "I can't wait to see what the British public reaction is going to be like when they actually set foot back in the UK because I don't think that they're going to be the ex-royals that they think that they they are."
