Entertainer Asked to Perform for the Sussexes in Colombia Had 1 Question: ‘Who Is Meghan?’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have wrapped up their four-day visit in Colombia. While the purpose of the trip was to “promote mental health for young people and raise awareness about cyberbullying” many have had questions about the trip.
Several locals claimed the prince and former Suits actor were only seen at their functions and had extreme security measures in place including Black Hawk helicopters, military troops, an army of police officers, and “ballistic briefcases.”
Here’s more on that and why many believe the security was excessive, considering that some Colombians, including an entertainer asked to perform for them, had no idea who Harry’s wife was.
Local says Prince Harry and Meghan ‘move like ghosts’
Several reports noted that the duke and duchess were “intensely guarded” by “very tight security details.” The former working royals were heavily protected as they moved from the country’s capital, Bogota, to the town of Cartagena, where an army of over 3,000 police officers awaited their arrival. The massive security presence that included drones, helicopters flying overhead, and a nuclear attack response unit continued with their trip to the town of San Basilio de Palenque and the other areas they visited.
In addition, armed personnel swept each location on the duo’s itinerary before their arrival and had snipers stationed on the rooftops.
Arturo, a waiter in Avenida Jimenez de Quesada, explained to the Daily Mail that he had heard the Sussexes were visiting, but locals haven’t caught a glimpse of them.
He said: “It’s very strange, they move like ghosts. Tell me what they look like if you catch them!”
A local journalist told The Telegraph that the visit seemed to be a deliberate distraction from the more pressing issues facing the country saying: “People are expecting the government to address these issues rather than focus on a high-profile event with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Although addressing and confronting cyberbullying in children is an important issue, it is not the most pressing problem we face.”
There were also plenty of concerns about who was going to pay for the visit and all the security that came with it. Will that be the Colombian government, its residents, or both?
Anthony Cawdron, a former royal butler who served at Blenheim Palace, told Daily Express US: “I think each of these trips that they take seems to have the effect that people question them more. They are putting a burden on a country that may have a limited amount of methods of keeping them safe.”
Entertainer wanted to know who Meghan Markle was ahead of performance
Royal commentator and To Di for Daily podcast host Kinsey Schofield spoke about the Sussexes’ visit to Colombia. She opined that it was almost ironic the pair had so much security and tied up that many police resources because some people in the South American country didn’t even know who Meghan was.
During an appearance on Talk TV, Schofield quoted a report that said the duke and duchess had 3,000 police snipers and a bio-terror van that followed them “despite barely anyone turning up to see them. It was similar to a presidential presence with 14 cars and police convoy. There were black helicopters [and] circling drones in the sky flying above their events.”
Schofield added: “One of the VIPs selected to perform for them said ‘Who is Meghan?’ So even the people who were selected to entertain them had no clue who they were.”
And according to The Independent, another Colombian performer had the same question. Justo Valdés is a singer from San Basilio de Palenque, a town formed by African slaves who escaped Spanish rulers 400 years ago. Before the Sussexes made a stop there, he also asked: “Who’s Meghan?”
