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Taylor Swift is at the center of yet another controversy\u2014and this one involves a fellow celebrity who\u2019s had to deal with his own fair share of scandals: Prince Harry.<\/p>\n
While in the UK over the summer for the Eras Tour, the \u201cFortnight\u201d singer was provided with a police escort on the way from her hotel to Wembley Stadium, according to Newsweek, which is apparently a level of security that Prince Harry doesn\u2019t get.<\/p>\n
The royal stopped receiving around-the-clock protection after giving up his official duties in 2020, even though there had been terrorist threats made against him, wife Meghan Markle, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.<\/p>\n
While Lisa Nandy, the government\u2019s culture secretary, said the thwarted terror plot in Vienna was the reason why Swift was given police protection, many are criticizing officials for giving her more security than the prince.<\/p>\n
Others are defending Swift\u2019s need for security, however, while acknowledging that the Duke of Sussex also requires protection. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a commentator on British politics, took to X to argue that the threats against both celebrities were real.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Taylor Swift can get police protection escort (rightly so) because of terror threat so should Prince Harry because of the real threat of domestic terrorism & death threats he, Meghan Markle & kids face in UK. They don\u2019t\u2026..we know why,\u201d Mos-Shogbamimu wrote.<\/p>\n
Fans in the comments further defended the decision to give Swift a police escort, with some saying she was more deserving of security than Harry.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Taylor Swift brings money into the UK, Prince Harry has always taken taxpayers\u2019 money and given nothing back,\u201d wrote one X user.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe had a one off protection detail, it isn\u2019t open to her whenever she asks and it would be assessed whenever she returns, same as Harry and Meghan would if a review found it was needed for a planned return,\u201d claimed another person.Mos-Shogbamimu also spoke to Newsweek about the \u201cdouble standard\u201d some people are applying to the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s people trying to politicize the Metropolitan Police actions in giving Taylor Swift protection, but that was the right thing to do,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy would you let her go up and down without police protection, knowing fully well that there were the terror alerts? And the same can be said for Prince Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same grounds that exist for giving her protection are the same grounds that exist for giving Prince Harry protection, especially since his reasons are long-standing,\u201d Mos-Shogbamimu added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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