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Security for Harry and Meghan not a priority

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Viviennemary · 19/05/2023 10:12

Article in the DM reporting that Rishi Sunak has apparently said Harry and Meghan's security issues in New York are not a priority for him when he was asked about the car chase. He is concentrating on policing and safety of people in this country.

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polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 11:35

Wow. 💯 percent do one harry!

RoysSisterShireeSauce · 19/05/2023 11:37

Well obviously.
What’s your point?

JacobsCrackersCheeseFogg · 19/05/2023 11:39

Of course he's right.

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 19/05/2023 11:40

The BBC should stop banging on about transgender issues and start asking questions about waiting lists and poverty and social care. There needs to be more working class people at the BBC who have had lives.

CosmosQueen · 19/05/2023 11:41

Bluebells1970 · 19/05/2023 10:16

FFS these two are turning into a liability. All they want is international VIP status.
They CHOSE to leave the royal family and all the security/protection that that afforded them. They were offered an estate in the UK and turned it down.

This car chase was nothing more than a stunt to pull at Daddy's heart strings and I hope it prompts Charles into action, only not the sort that Harry intended. Removal of titles and any connection with the BRF would be a great start.

Precisely my thoughts.
Why on earth should anyone over here be worried about these two attention-seeking individuals?
So much for wanting to lead private lives… away from the cameras and press 😵‍💫

loislovesstewie · 19/05/2023 11:41

They aren't working royals, they don't live in the UK. As they are private citizens they do whatever other private citizens do to be safe, whatever.

RoseAndRose · 19/05/2023 11:42

Of course it's not a matter for the government.

H&M, as private citizens resident abroad, need to pursue this themselves through the relevant channels in USA - so if they wish to complain about eg conduct of NYPD, or report what they believe to be a crime from the chasing paps, then they do so. Consular assistance is of course available to all Brits overseas, but the advice at this stage is likely to be to point them at a list of reliable law firms and tell them to take advice.

I don't see how this incident could possibly require governmental input, certainly not at this stage and probably never

Dreamstate · 19/05/2023 11:43

Why is he even commenting anyway, they don't live here, he didn't need to say anything

TripleDaisySummer · 19/05/2023 11:46

Good - it's seems a sensible answer.

There needs to be more working class people at the BBC who have had lives.

I'd agree with this.

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Viviennemary · 19/05/2023 11:47

AnneLovesGilbert · 19/05/2023 10:48

Good answer. What are your thoughts OP?

My thoughts are the same as most people on this thread. They are now private citizens in a foreign country. Soi ts up to them and that country's security sytem to protect them. I do think there was some sort of unwanted press attention following the car but it's all been exaggerated to try and get their massive security bill paid for. Maybe Netflix could help.

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TeaMistress · 19/05/2023 11:49

Good answer Rishi. They are private citizens living in the US. Nothing to do with us and not our priority. I find it contemptuous that they have the audacity to complain about paparazzi attention when they seem quite happy to set up pap shots with backgrid as a way of getting attention then whinge about it to get more attention. Hypocrites.

adriftabroad · 19/05/2023 11:50

It is also to get people talking about them again IMO.

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 19/05/2023 11:53

Good answer and the right one. They are private citizens so they can be treated as such and pay for security themselves. I'm not bothered about their security either.

TeaIsRisen · 19/05/2023 11:54

It obviously wasn't a stunt. Their NYPD escort felt the situation was so serious they removed Harry and Meghan to a police station and sheltered them in a police station, then orchestrated a manoeuvre where police moved Harry and Meghan to a second car (a yellow taxi) while the NYPD escort continued to escort the now-empty SUV that was the car being chased, to lure the pursuers into chasing the SUV in order to let the taxi slip away.

There are videos from eye witnesses saying how upsetting it was to watch the chase. No one is denying that 12 unmarked cars with covered up licence plates trying to follow them (going down to 4 unmarked cars), and that those cars were driving over sidewalks and the wrong way down one-way streets.

The idea that Harry hired a dozen drivers and a dozen cars with covered up licence plates and ordered them to pursue him just as a stunt is pretty extreme conspiracy theory.

However, why is Rishi making comments about random American celebrities? He should just say no comment. It's asinine for the BBC to ask, but it feels like both the BBC and Rishi are exploiting Harry and Meghan to get headlines.

TeaIsRisen · 19/05/2023 11:54

TeaMistress · 19/05/2023 11:49

Good answer Rishi. They are private citizens living in the US. Nothing to do with us and not our priority. I find it contemptuous that they have the audacity to complain about paparazzi attention when they seem quite happy to set up pap shots with backgrid as a way of getting attention then whinge about it to get more attention. Hypocrites.

That's not how Backgrid works.

wildfirewonder · 19/05/2023 12:11

He is concentrating on policing and safety of people in this country. Er, no he is not. Sunak is currently concentrating on holding his position as leader of the Tory party.

There has been absolutely bugger all interest in policing or safety of the people in this country since 2010 when the Tories first started making cuts to the police.

queenofarles · 19/05/2023 12:27

Their NYPD escort felt the situation was so serious they removed Harry and Meghan to a police station and sheltered them in a police station, then orchestrated a manoeuvre where police moved Harry and Meghan to a second car (a yellow taxi)
how dumb of them to hail a random taxi down and just think they will be in invisible inside,

queenofarles · 19/05/2023 12:34

New York is home to so many HNW people , foreign diplomats and royalties , NYPD is not responsible to look after them , it’s the individual own responsibility to hire their own security , I think part of their over exaggerated press release is how NYPD did not respond to them in the manner they wanted ,

DrMarciaFieldstone · 19/05/2023 12:36

Well he’s got plenty to be getting on with, I wouldn’t be happy if Meghan and Harry’s security as they flaunt about at public events was his priority.

TeaIsRisen · 19/05/2023 12:46

queenofarles · 19/05/2023 12:27

Their NYPD escort felt the situation was so serious they removed Harry and Meghan to a police station and sheltered them in a police station, then orchestrated a manoeuvre where police moved Harry and Meghan to a second car (a yellow taxi)
how dumb of them to hail a random taxi down and just think they will be in invisible inside,

That's not what happened. They had already left the SUV and were sheltering inside the 19th Precinct police station. The NYPD and security came up with a plan to use the original SUV as a decoy, so the SUV left with the police escort to try to trick the pursuing cars into thinking H&M were still inside, then Harry, Meghan, Doria and their private security slipped out the back in a yellow taxi. They were only in the taxi for 10 mins and it was just a way to get them out of the police station. It obviously worked.

queenofarles · 19/05/2023 12:51

I wouldn’t call getting inside a non tinted window car with a police car escort as good thinking ,

LakeTiticaca · 19/05/2023 13:05

The Royal protection squad only protect working Royals. Only Charles & Camilla, William&Kate and their kids are protected round the clock. I think Charles has pulled the plug on Andrews protection. The other Royals only have security when they are on public engagements.
So why on earth would the British taxpayer be expected to foot the bill for H&M who made the choice to leave The RF and move to the States!!

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 15:03

I suppose if Meghan wanted to remain anonymous she would have put a coat on over her gold dress. Pretty obvious walking into a building they were supposed to be keeping top secret

skullbabe · 19/05/2023 15:09

Not sure why Rishi was asked about this but that was the right answer.

LadyMuckingabout · 19/05/2023 15:16

Quite correct. Not our problem.

why, @TeaIsRisen , do you say, “That’s not what happened”? I don’t believe there is a definitive version of events.