Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle used a special fleet of Range Rovers shipped from the UK to carry them and their traveling Scotland Yard police escorts on their current 10-day trip to South Africa.
The Times reports the special 4x4s were drafted in for the climate campaigners because organizers behind the Royal visit were unable to locally obtain cars suitable for Harry, Meghan, and baby Archie.
It is understood the fleet for the trip was offered by Jaguar Land Rover, who has provided vehicles for the Royal family all over the world for decades and were transported at no cost to the taxpayer.
The cars included five Land Rover Discoverys as police back-up vehicles as well as the couple’s Range Rover, which they use at home. All the vehicles have been a common feature of the tour and seen in backdrops for pictorial coverage of their events.
A royal source told the Times: “On this visit, it was not possible to obtain enough cars, or cars with extra security features, locally, although this was attempted. Jaguar Land Rover kindly offered to bring cars from the UK to support the visit, at no cost to the taxpayer.”
The traveling demands of being a Royal tourist while maintaining a concern for the environment has been a narrow path for Prince Harry and Meghan to negotiate.
In September, Harry defended the couple’s “occasional” private jet flights in Europe and beyond and said they were necessary to keep his family safe.
He said during a visit to Amsterdam: “If I have to do that, it is not a decision that I want to take, but if I have to do that, then I will ensure, as I have done previously, and as I will continue to make sure that I do, that I balance out that impact that I have.”
He added: “I have always offset my CO2. I think part of the group discussion that we had earlier is ‘what is offsetting CO2’.”
The past two months have been busy for the Royal pair, with them spotted at one stage taking four private jet flights in just 11 days. Their seemingly constant air travel has not been without controversy.
In August a barefoot Duke of Sussex stood before an elite audience of business leaders and celebrities gathered at Google’s annual deluxe retreat in Sicily to warn immediate action is needed to avoid an approaching climate catastrophe.
The Evening Standard reported Prince Harry, 34, is understood to have insisted the future of the planet is a humanitarian issue, not a political one, and the world must act as one to avoid disaster.
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I’m sure when they go to the Maldives to warn of their soon sinking that they will stay in one of the 20 new hotels being built there on the beach.
At one time Prince Harry might have been unaware of what his lifestyle did as far as carbon dioxide emissions. Now he is very well aware but continues the hypocrisy. No matter who pays for the it, transporting the fleet of Range Rovers emitted significant green house emissions. This was to encourage people of a much lower economic status to reduce their emissions. The couple would have done more towards reducing emissions by staying home.
Another royal hypotcrite just like his father Frankly the only throne for him should be lilypad in the middle of a pond
Elizabeth seems like a fairly capable woman. Her children and grandchildren, not so much.
The Queen is nice too bad these little puntzheads are such a bunch of Hypotcrites
Offsetting CO2… the stupidity
Unbelievable.
Some do not understand that CO2 is a life bringing gas for this planet and its inhabitants. And our mere 12 ppm does not change the climate. Ever.
Will Harry and his family be visiting Alberta ? His hypocrisy would ” go over like a lead balloon”.
The scary global warming con-game is going to do more damage to the Royal family reputation than the toe sucking Fergie.
Nearly everything they do screams total hypocrisy to the alarmist non sense .
Yes protect the environment but cut the BS .
The Royal road apple didn’t roll too far from his father’s arse.
Offsetting – bullturd. Simply making themselves feel better by giving someone else some money so someone can do something somewhere. One of the elites with Trudeau working hard to join them.