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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Marina Hyde

Don’t you get it, Harry? You’re not a victim. You’re a rich man who can pay for his own sodding security

Prince Harry with Royal Courts of Justice security officers
Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 April 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Prince Harry wanted a completely new life and he has got one. He is no longer a working royal, but a rich person. His Rich Highness. This involves a change of mindset in a mind that is somewhat hard to describe as quick on the uptake.

Being rich is all well and good, of course, and the duke certainly moaned enough about money when he was still within the confines of royal duty, to hear insiders tell it. But the reason you don’t see Beyoncé out there on the talkshow circuit whining about how much money she has to spend on security – easily eight figures a year – is that she, a very rich person, seems to understand that regrettably it goes with the territory, and that you have to pay for it out of your riches.

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