{"id":161546,"date":"2025-04-11T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-using-4-car-motorcade-in-nyc-as-prince-harry-visits-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T20:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:53:12","slug":"meghan-markle-slammed-for-using-4-car-motorcade-in-nyc-as-prince-harry-visits-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-using-4-car-motorcade-in-nyc-as-prince-harry-visits-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Slammed For Using 4-Car Motorcade In NYC as Prince Harry Visits Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are having two very different weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s in Ukraine meeting with soldiers and civilians whose lives have been torn apart by the ongoing war there.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she\u2019s in New York City taking in Broadway shows and tooling around town in a four-car motorcade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex smiles during day six of the Invictus Games D\u00c3\u00bcsseldorf 2023 on September 15, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.\" class=\"wp-image-523290 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-2048x1247.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-960x584.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-1080x658.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-1200x731.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1682212340-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex smiles during day six of the Invictus Games D\u00c3\u00bcsseldorf 2023 on September 15, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lukas Schulze\/Getty Images for Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, Meghan attended a performance of <em>Gypsy<\/em> on Thursday night, and according to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/11\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-hires-over-the-top-motorcade-for-broadway-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>, she arrived at and departed the theater in a veritable parade of tint-windowed SUVs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meghan-hits-up-broadway\">Meghan hits up Broadway<\/h2>\n<p>The show was headlined by Broadway legend Audra McDonald, and Meghan got the chance to make the star\u2019s acquaintance backstage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you get a chance to see @gypsybway, you absolutely must. Congratulations to the tremendously talented cast and crew for creating magic on that stage. And meeting @audramcdonald for the first time last night\u2026.,\u201d Meghan wrote on Instagram on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer performance will leave you absolutely speechless. Full body chills. I don\u2019t think there was a dry eye in the house, and if the theater didn\u2019t have to close for the night, the standing ovation would still be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIUIdkzJUNR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>But while Meghan chose to focus on the performance, most of the coverage of her trip has fixated on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/10\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-return-to-new-york-for-first-time-since-car-chase-controversy-will-the-visit-help-or-hurt-their-comeback-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cexcessive\u201d security precautions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Page Six, Meghan hired former Secret Service agents as bodyguards. Additionally, one of the four cars in her motorcade belonged to the New York Police Department and had two intel officers inside.<\/p>\n<p>The function of the other two cars was to serve as decoys so that over-eager members of the press could be sent on wild good chases, thus enabling Meghan to arrive at her destination hassle-free.<\/p>\n<p>One paparazzi source tells the outlet that Meghan\u2019s precautions were \u201cabsolutely abnormal, totally over-the-top and excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaylor [Swift] usually has two cars \u2014 her car that she\u2019s in and a security car with her team, and if she\u2019s going somewhere, she has a separate car on-site with her team already there, but they don\u2019t travel together,\u201d the insider explained, adding, \u201cbut no one gets police escorts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523291 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2177032367-7-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMeghan is out of control and over-the-top, and it\u2019s ridiculous if the city is paying for this,\u201d the source continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if NYPD was not on duty, then they shouldn\u2019t be allowed to run lights. Somebody\u2019s got to be paying for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-harry-s-humanitarian-mission\">Harry\u2019s humanitarian mission<\/h2>\n<p>As for Harry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/10\/europe\/visit-to-ukraine-prince-harry-intl-latam\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> reports that he paid an unannounced visit to the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic in Lviv that specializes in the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded military personnel and civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, his trip likely had a considerably different vibe than Meghan\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word yet on when each party will make their way back to Montecito, but we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if they\u2019ve already returned home.<\/p>\n<p>After all, despite their recent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/meghan-markle-prince-harrys-professional-separation-has-backfired-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional separation<\/a>,\u201d Harry and Meghan never stay apart for very long.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-using-4-car-motorcade-in-nyc-as-prince-harry-visits-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are having two very different weeks. He\u2019s in Ukraine meeting with soldiers and civilians whose lives have been torn apart by the ongoing war there. Meanwhile, she\u2019s in New York City taking in Broadway shows and tooling around town in a four-car motorcade. Meghan, Duchess of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-161546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}