Breaking news has now confirmed what over 43,000 Australians were concerned about from the beginning.

In a report published by the Daily Mail at 16:43 AEST on 10 April 2026, journalist Caitlin Powell revealed that Australian taxpayers will fund police operations during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming visit despite prior insistence that the tour would be “privately funded.”

Let that sink in.

We were told by their own camp that this tour would be privately funded.

Yet police in New South Wales and Victoria have now confirmed public safety operations will be in place, funded by taxpayers.

• This is not a minor detail.
• This is exactly the kind of cost Australians objected to.

“Privately funded” should mean just that. Not privately funded with publicly funded security quietly absorbed by the taxpayer.

At a time when Australians are facing a cost-of-living crisis, transparency is not optional, it is expected.

This development raises serious questions:

• Why were Australians told the tour was privately funded if public resources were always going to be used?
• What is the full cost to taxpayers?
• Who approved this arrangement?

Australians deserve clear answers and full transparency.

This petition stands because accountability matters.

If this concerns you, continue sharing and demanding answers.