The Sussex family will not be greeted with a red carpet or royal reception – they will be staying in a hotel rather than hosting Dutch royalty.
The Dutch royals shrugged off Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their first foreign trip together – after they said a visit to the UK was too dangerous.
The Sussex family will not be greeted with a red carpet or royal reception – they will be staying in a hotel rather than hosting Dutch royalty.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Princess Margaret will take part in the seven-day Invictus Games for Wounded Soldiers at Zuiderpark in The Hague.
But there will be no official royal reception, no audience, no red carpet for the couple, the sun referred.
Dutch royalty are expected to attend the games, but Harry and Meghan will not be staying in their palaces – and will instead be staying at a hotel in The Hague.
Traditionally, the Dutch royal family has hosted foreign members of the royal family – but this does not apply to Meghan and Harry, the spokesperson confirmed.
It is believed that the Dutch police granted the couple “VIP status”.
Meanwhile, the Sussexes were told they could not use private armed security guards on their first trip to Europe since Megasette.
Harry and Meghan are believed to use the armed security of A-class security guards to play Gavin de Becker while they are in America.
Dutch authorities said last night that Harry and Meghan’s personal protection officers would not be armed if they travel to the Netherlands for this weekend’s Invictus Games.
It appears when the Duke of Sussex is suing the British government after his armed guards were expelled from the taxpayer-funded Metropolitan Police after his resignation from the Royal Service.
In Supreme Court papers, the Duke says he “doesn’t feel safe” in Britain without armed security, and says the decision is “illegal and” unfair”.
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, are believed to have armed protection in the US but are not allowed to use them when they come to the UK.
Harry and Meghan will join the Netflix film crew for a documentary under a $196 million deal with the streaming giants.
He is expected to speak at the opening ceremony on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the Dutch royal family said: “King Willem-Alexander and Princess Margaret will take part in the Invictus Games.
“The Princess will be present at the opening ceremony on April 16, and the King at the closing ceremony on April 22.”
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