<p>Canada will no longer pick up the security tab for protecting Prince Harry and his wife Meghan starting in March, the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday.</p>.<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been living part-time in an oceanside mansion in westernmost British Columbia province since November.</p>.<p>Last month, they made a shock exit from life as working royals.</p>.<p>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have provided security for the couple in this country under the internationally protected persons convention.</p>.<p>But that will end "in the coming weeks, in keeping with their change in status," said a statement.</p>.<p>Canadians have been welcoming of the royal runaways. Local monarchists surveyed by AFP are excited, while tourism groups are even giddier about the prospects of a boost from the global attention on the couple.</p>.<p>But a recent poll found that 77 percent of Canadian taxpayers were not keen to pay for their security costs.</p>
<p>Canada will no longer pick up the security tab for protecting Prince Harry and his wife Meghan starting in March, the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday.</p>.<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been living part-time in an oceanside mansion in westernmost British Columbia province since November.</p>.<p>Last month, they made a shock exit from life as working royals.</p>.<p>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have provided security for the couple in this country under the internationally protected persons convention.</p>.<p>But that will end "in the coming weeks, in keeping with their change in status," said a statement.</p>.<p>Canadians have been welcoming of the royal runaways. Local monarchists surveyed by AFP are excited, while tourism groups are even giddier about the prospects of a boost from the global attention on the couple.</p>.<p>But a recent poll found that 77 percent of Canadian taxpayers were not keen to pay for their security costs.</p>