When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle agreed to do a tour of Colombia, they were hoping that the success of it would help confirm their status as the world’s ‘alternative royal family ’.
However, the four-day trip didn’t exactly create the reception they wanted and instead, there was a huge backlash against their visit.
As well as being accused of costing the poverty- stricken country £1.5 million in security costs alone, many people felt they were trying to outdo Harry’s family by trying to do an official royal tour, despite them quitting their roles in the Royal Family over four years ago.
It came three months after they were accused of staging their own royal tour during their three-day visit to Nigeria and commenters say they can’t have the best of both worlds. “They quit the royals, so why are they trying to do official visits and take attention away from the real royals?” one asked, while another fumed, “Meghan and Harry want to have their cake and eat it.
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