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Canada's biggest newspaper says Harry and Meghan are not welcome: 'This isn't a halfway house'

Princes are not shipped over here when no useful duties can be found for them on the other side of the Atlantic, The Globe and Mail's editorial read
UPDATED JAN 16, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Getty Images)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Getty Images)

As further details of Megxit unravel with  Meghan Markle and her son still in Canada, the country's biggest newspaper, The Globe and Mail, has said that the royal couple is not welcome to live there. The paper's editorial comes days after Prince Harry and Meghan announced they will be stepping down as senior members of the royal family.  The move could see the royals splitting their time between the UK and Canada.

"Canada is not a halfway house for anyone looking to get out of Britain while remaining a royal," the newspaper, in its scathing editorial, said. The statement stands in contrast to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tweet before Christmas, which stated that Harry, Meghan and their eight-month-old son Archie "were among friends, and always welcome here," according to the Daily Mail

The nation's most influential newspaper, however, slammed the couple's "vague and evolving plan to move to Canada while remaining part of the royal family," adding "the Trudeau government's response should be simple and succinct: No."

Prince Harry and Meghan leave Canada House on January 07, 2020 in London (Getty Images)

The Queen, after the crisis talks at Sandringham on Monday, announced, "There will be a period of transition in which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK." The meeting was attended by Harry, Prince William, Prince Charles and the Queen while Meghan remained in Canada with Archie. It is not yet clear how long this "period of transition" will last. Reports state that the security bill alone for the Sussexes living "independent" of the royal family could cost around £1 million per annum ($1,300,000).

However, for the Canadian newspaper, the complexities of the decision, pertain to the constitutional ramifications for Canada, which is a 'Realm of the Commonwealth.' The paper, which traditionally supports the monarchy, wrote, "If they were ordinary private citizens, plain old Harry and Meghan from Sussex, they would be welcome. But this country's unique monarchy, and its delicate yet essential place in our constitutional system, means that a royal resident – the prince is sixth in the line of succession – is not something that Canada can allow. It breaks an unspoken constitutional taboo."

"Our royals don't live here. They reign from a distance. Close to our hearts, far from our hearths," the conservative paper in its editorial stated. "Canadians like their monarchy, and visits by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family tend to produce outpourings of public enthusiasm." But the royals should not "set up a home on the premises."

"Princes are not shipped over here when no useful duties can be found for them on the other side of the Atlantic," the paper said.  "Canada welcomes people of all faiths, nationalities and races, but if you're a senior member of our Royal Family, this country cannot become your home."

Canadian residents are reportedly split over the issue, while many want to welcome the royal couple, there are several others who are enraged over the prospect of their government offering to pick up the tab for the Sussexes' security, which would cost the Canadian taxpayers millions each year. 

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