Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Colombia Trip Slammed As The ‘Height Of Hypocrisy’ After Harry Said He Fears For His Family’s Safety Traveling

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Security For 4-Day Colombia Visit Reportedly Cost Almost $2M

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were invited to the South American country by Vice President Francia Márquez. Her office issued a statement to claim that the couple paid for the trip themselves, but their security – which cost almost $2M – was taken care of by her office, which many people were unhappy about.

Andrés Escobar, security chief of the city of Cali council, was one of those people, and he accused Márquez of "squandering public money" on "vanity," adding that "taxes were spent on rich white people for photo opportunities and social media." He also took to X to say the money spent on their security "could have been used to expand coverage of children's canteens, pay salaries of community mothers, seed capital for Afro communities or adapt sports venues practically in ruins."

Despite having high-level security in the country, many people still deemed their choice to visit Colombia dangerous and hypocritical, including royal expert Hilary Fordwich.

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Are Called 'Hypocritical' For Traveling To Colombia

"This entire tour is the height of Harry's hypocrisy," Fordwich told Fox News Digital, calling it "yet another stop on their 'worldwide privacy tour.'" She added: "He has claimed he is concerned regarding security in the U.K. [but] Colombia is ranked far more dangerous."

Both the U.S. and U.K. have issued warnings for travel to Colombia. The U.S. Department of State reportedly has Colombia on a Level 3 travel advisory, urging visitors to "reconsider travel" due to "crime and terrorism." The U.K. also advises "against all but essential travel to parts of Colombia," and mentions the risk of kidnapping, crime, and terrorism.

Fordwich wasn't the only royal expert to call out the couple's hypocrisy. The King author Christopher Andersen echoed Fordwich's thoughts, and previously told the pub: "It does seem odd that Harry and Meghan consider London too dangerous to visit without royal protection but are perfectly willing to tour a country that is notorious for its drug-related violence."

"Their security detail in Colombia is described as massive, and it had better be," he added at the time. "Colombian Vice-President Francia Marquez, who invited Harry and Megan to visit her country and is accompanying them, has been the target of numerous death threats and assassination attempts," he pointed out.