The Duke admitted that the move came as a surprise to him, because he had thought that he would always be afforded protection because he was a royal by birth and therefore 'inherited the risk' that comes with being in that position. 'And after many weeks of waiting, eventually, I got the confirmation that, no, the risk and threat hasn't changed, but due to our change of status, which we would not longer be official working members of the royal family.' 'Their justification is a change in status, of which I pushed back and said, "Well is there a change of threat or risk?"' he recalled. Many critics insisted that the couple should have to pick up the bill themselves after they quit working royal life in favor of a move to the US.Īccording to Harry, the couple's police protection - which is given to all of the most senior working royals - was taken away because of their 'change in status'. It's not secure.'Īt the time, it was estimated that security for the couple could cost upwards of $5.5million a year - a sum that was previously paid by British taxpayers through the Metropolitan Police budget. 'So suddenly it dawned on me, hang on a second, the borders could be closed, we're going to have our security removed, who knows how long lockdown is going to be,' he said. 'The biggest concern was that while we were in Canada, in someone else' house, and then I got told short notice that security was going to be removed,' he said, explaining that this news came shortly before the world went into lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. 'We needed a house, and he offered us security as well, so it gave us breathing room to try and figure out what we are going to do,' Meghan explained, while Harry hit out at the royals for removing his security at such 'short notice'.
In the Oprah interview the couple revealed that Hollywood heavyweight Tyler Perry, who lent them his $18million Beverly Hills mansion when they first moved to LA, had paid for their security while they were living there.
Harry also received a smaller figure from the Queen Mother's will after she died in 2002, putting his total inheritance assets at around $32million, the Times estimates. The money was held in trust until they turned 25. Harry, 36, and his brother William inherited £21million ($29million) from their mother Diana. The deals with Netflix and Spotify were said to be worth $100million and $25million, respectively. And look, from my perspective, all I needed was enough money to be able to pay for security to keep my family safe.' 'So, there were all sorts of different options. 'We hadn't thought about it,' Harry continued. 'During COVID, the suggestion by a friend was, "What about streamers?"' Harry said, while Meghan added: 'We genuinely hadn't thought about it before.' 'I've got what my mum left me, and without that, we would not have been able to do this. He said that he and Meghan inked their lucrative deals with Netflix and Spotify because they needed money to cover their own security after being 'cut off financially' by the Palace after their departure from the UK. Harry revealed how Buckingham Palace revoked their security detail when they stepped down as senior royals and moved to North America. The Prince told of his fears during the couple's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. News of Brooks' breaches comes a week after Harry opened up about being worried for his family's safety. Nickolas Brooks, 37, was first caught trespassing at the $14.65million property in Montecito (pictured) on December 24, but officers with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office let him off with a warning, TMZ reported Sunday
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