DUMBO JET
‘Eco-warriors’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry fly on private jet again to France after gas-guzzling Ibiza trip
EXCLUSIVE
- 17 Aug 2019, 22:30
- Updated: 18 Aug 2019, 12:06
ECO-WARRIOR royals Harry and Meghan left a huge carbon footprint when they took a private jet to the South of France two days after their flight to Ibiza.
The trip to Nice created seven times more carbon emissions per person than a commercial flight.
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Meghan Markle emerges from a private jet holding Archie in NiceCredit: EliotPress/Mega
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Prince Harry with his cap and shades on as he leaves the private jetCredit: EliotPress/Mega
The couple arrived on the French Riviera on Wednesday aboard a 12-seater Cessna aircraft that would cost more than £20,000 to hire.
There are more than 20 scheduled departures from London airports to Nice each Wednesday.
An easyJet return flight from London airports to Nice next Wednesday is currently £232 per person.
Meghan, 38 — in a white blouse and cream sun hat — cradled baby Archie as she left their plane, registered to luxury firm Net Jets.
Prince Harry, 34 — wearing a green polo shirt, blue cap and shades — then emerged from the Cessna Citation Sovereign as airport officials and royal security waited on the tarmac.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s holiday is their second European jaunt on a private plane this month. They flew into the new hypocrisy row just
two days after returning from Ibiza.
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The eco-warrior royals took a private jet to Nice two days after their flight to IbizaCredit: EliotPress/Mega
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The Duchess of Sussex leaves the private jet holding her royal baby in a protective embraceCredit: EliotPress/Mega
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The Duke of Sussex' face remains shielded as he disembarks while on a holiday to the South of FranceCredit: EliotPress/Mega
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The outline of a man that resembles Prince Harry is seen on the luxury jet's windowCredit: EliotPress/Mega
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Royal baby Archie's head is visible beneath Meghan Markle's wide brimmed Panama hatCredit: EliotPress/Mega
JET-SET ROYALS
The Sun told on Thursday how the pair had been slammed over their flight to the Spanish isle — where
they stayed in a villa.
Both incidents come just weeks after Harry — who has vowed to cut their carbon footprint — was blasted over private jet travel to Sicily for a
Google summit on the climate.
The couple set off for France on Wednesday morning.
They travelled 20 miles from Windsor to private Farnborough Airport, Hants where they boarded the £15million Cessna.
Prince Harry, Meghan and three-month-old
Archie — pictured in May — were then snapped arriving in Nice.
As he disembarked, Harry seemed to be trying to avoid being seen as he stared towards the ground.
A woman — dressed in black and with braided hair and thought to be a royal aide — also emerged from the plane.
Security guards were then seen loading a Mercedes people carrier which was waiting for the royal visitors beside a police van.
Harry, Meghan and Archie — accompanied by minders — were then whisked straight from the tarmac in a business section of the airport in the blacked-out Merc.
They were then holed up in a private villa overlooking the sun-kissed Mediterranean.
On Saturday night it was unclear whether they were still on the Riviera, or had jetted back to the UK.
The plane which took the royals to Nice was recorded as leaving the airport at the French city and returning to Farnborough — landing shortly after 4.15pm yesterday.
MEG & HARRY 'HYPOCRISY'
On Saturday night Labour MP Teresa Pearce called on
Harryand
Meghan to “lead by example” on environmental issues.
Ms Pearce said: “Given the position they have taken publicly about being responsible on climate change, this does seem an anomaly which they should look at.
“It’s up to all of us to cut our carbon emissions, and the number of flights we take a year.
“That is really important — and someone as high profile as that should lead by example.
“I find this quite surprising because it doesn’t fit with their public image and the way they’re so concerned about the planet and the environment.”
Two weeks ago, Prince Harry said in
a Vogue Magazine interview with conservationist Jane Goodall that he and Meghan would have only two children due to environmental concerns. In the issue —
guest edited by Meghan — Harry said he and his wife had planned for “two, maximum”.
The Prince added: “I’ve always thought, this place is borrowed.
“And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.”
Harry — who has warned of the “terrifying” effects of climate change — said in an Instagram post in July: “With nearly 7.7 billion people inhabiting this Earth, every choice, every footprint, every action makes a difference.”
And in March, he gave a
powerful speech at WE Day — a celebration of young people making a difference — urging his generation to make a change.
He said: “Climate change is a humanitarian issue not a political one, and one where we’ve been far too slow in waking up to the issues and acting on the damaging impact our ways of living are having on the world. We now have the facts, the science, the technology and the ability to save not just our planet but ourselves. You don’t just sit back and wait for solutions, you take action and create them.”