Meghan and Harry's close friend warns against 'sick harassment' with royal tours

23 August 2023 , 10:12

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Meghan and Harry's close friend warns against 'sick harassment' with royal tours

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been warned of the unfortunately "sick harassment" they may be subject to from online trolls who might "take their anger offline" during royal tours set up by run by a friend of Meghan's estranged father.

The royal sightseeing jaunt is promising to take passengers within feet of the couple's Californian estate, despite the couple having moved to Montecito to escape the glare of publicity after they quit royal duties in the UK. But all aboard the guided tour, which costs $1,221 (£958.84) for a group of six, will get to see many of the couple's favourite hangouts in their adopted hometown.

However, Christopher Bouzy, a close friend of Meghan and Harry's who appeared in their Netflix docuseries, shared his concerns that the tour could open the couple up to “harassment” from tourists. “The harassment of Harry and Meghan is escalating, and now these deranged people are taking their harassment offline while trying to profit off their harassment. This is sick,” he wrote on his social networking site, Spoutible.

Harry and Meghan could be subject to more harrassment (Getty Images)

Advertised online as the Royal Celebrity Tour of Los Angeles and Montecito, creator Karl Larsen claims Thomas Markle Snr approves of the tour which will take in a road close to the Sussexes’ £11m home as well as Meghan’s favourite shops and restaurants and the polo club where she kissed Harry last year. Fans will drive by homes of other celebs, such as singer Katy Perry and actress Cameron Diaz. And in LA, they will see Meghan’s old homes and school.

There are even plans to expand the trip to Rosarito, in Mexico, so fans can meet Thomas, who fell out with Meghan before her 2018 marriage to Harry. Karl, 54, who hosted a YouTube show with the Duchess’s dad said: “I’ve talked to Thomas about the tour and he said, ‘Oh my God, you might have a winner there.’

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Meghan's dad approves of the royal tour (Netflix)

“I’ve also asked if we could go see him and he said, ‘Hold that thought.’ So hopefully one day… I’ve always thought I could turn what I know about Meghan and Harry into a tour. I’m sure it’s interesting to many people.”

Lauren Gordon