Flight bill for royal protection officers soared by more than £1m after Meghan Markle wed Prince Harry and will go higher when couple relocate to Canada

Daily Mail

Flight costs for royal protection officers soared by more than £1million after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got married, figures show.

The budget on air travel for bodyguards protecting the Royal Family rose from £3.47million in 2016-17, to £4.62million in 2018-19. 

The cost of hotel stays has also increased from £1.12 million in 2016-17 to more than £2 million in 2017-18, amid fears from senior officers that the security bill is 'spiralling out of control.' 

The taxpayer funded budget for Met Police protection officers is expected to rise even further when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who married in May 2018, split their time between North America and the UK.