“Return the money!”: Taxpayers were infuriated by the decision of Megan Markle
'03.07.2019'
Source: Newspaper.ru
The residents of Great Britain were furious when they learned that Prince Harry and Megan Markle decided to hold a private rite of baptism for their first child, inviting only 25 guests to it. They believe that if the Dukes of Sussex use taxpayers' funds to pay for the luxurious repairs of their residence, they are not entitled to privacy.
«BBC"- about how Harry and Megan angered the British.
Prince Harry and Megan Markle aroused the indignation of the inhabitants of Great Britain: they learned that they could not see the baptism of the firstborn of the Dukes of Sussex. According to tabloid The Sun, Harry and Megan decided to hold a private ceremony on 6 in July: Archie Harrison will be baptized this weekend at St. George’s chapel at Windsor Castle away from the public - photos of baptism will still be presented to the public, but later, on The official page of the couple in Instagram and other social networks.
Despite the fact that the funds managed by the Dukes of Sussex come from taxpayers, the couple does not want anyone who can come to the event and is not even going to invite reporters.
Sources close to the royal couple, claim that for the media on this day the entrance will also be closed.
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According to the Daily Mail, only 25 people will be present at the ceremony, including Harry's godparents. According to insiders, the Dukes of Sussex also invited Elton John to the ceremony. In addition, Megan’s close friends, tennis player Serena Williams, Canadian stylist Jessica Mulroney, American designer Misha Nonu, and Harry’s school friends, businessman Alexander Gilks and actor Jake Warren, should arrive at the baptism.
Unfortunately, one very important person will not be able to attend the ceremony, and this is the queen herself. Due to certain circumstances, Elizabeth II is forced to miss the baptism of her great-grandson, but this is not the first such case. The queen found the ceremonies of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, but when they baptized Prince Louis last year, she could not come.
The fact that the dukes of Sussex would not allow anyone to the ceremony led the British to fury. The royal biographer Penny Junor has already criticized the couple’s decision to hold a private ceremony, calling it a “mistake”: after last week, residents of the country learned how much the repair of Frogmore cottage paid by them, she found their desire to preserve privacy inappropriate.
“They cannot stand on both paths. Either they are completely private, they pay themselves for their house and disappear from public view, or they play the game publicly as they should, ”Junor told The Times. “People are interested in seeing Archie and his godparents at the ceremony.”
Well-known British TV presenter Pierce Morgan agrees with Penny Junor, believing that "this baptism should be public, or citizens should get their 2,4 million pounds back."
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The British, not having time to recover from the news about the cost of repairs in Frogmore, with a new force express their indignation in social networks.
“Wrong move. If Sussexes want to keep Archie's “privacy”, they should pay for their home and disappear from public life altogether, ”wrote Andrea Liu on Twitter.
“All this“ we want privacy, but happy that our taxpayers are financing, ”blows up my head!” Writes the account of the royal family @things_royal.
The public is outraged that the dukes intend to lead a private life at their expense. On Thursday, the BBC’s Question Time TV show, a Briton who introduced himself as Stephen from East Yorkshire, said: “I’m a royalist, I’m not a Republican, but I think the royal family shot themselves in the leg,” speaking about the moment the spending of the royal family.
Among other things, holding a private baptismal ceremony is a violation of royal tradition. Prince William and Kate Middleton invited the media to baptize all their three children.
The extravagance of the Dukes of Sussex confuses the members of the Conservative Party of Great Britain. Her supporters came demanding an investigation into the "blatant abuse of state funds," having learned that almost $ 2018 million was spent from the state budget on the royal events for 105 a year.
One of the members of the party, Graham Smith, stressed: "The increase (of Windsor funding - Gazeta.Ru) is outrageous during the prevalence of budget cuts." He added that if “even one school or hospital faces a budget cut, we cannot justify spending one penny on the royal family.”
“Despite the fact that social services are under strong financial pressure, we are throwing out £ 2,4 million ($ 3,06 million) to a new home for Harry,” Smith concluded.
