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Meghan Markle has come under scrutiny after a viral post claimed she was traveling with armed police officers in a taxpayer-funded bulletproof Range Rover. The post also took aim at King Charles. It claimed that the vehicle was reserved for senior working royals. 

The author shared the car’s registration number, KN75HLY, and called it “Scotland Yard Range Rover.” The post ended with the words, “Shame on King Charles.” This has sparked fury among social media users as well. 

“So this means the king gave in and is providing them with paid security? Pathetic. He should’ve stripped them of their titles,” one X user commented. “KC is playing everyone. Guessing he’s funding them as well. It’s all fake,” another user added. 

“Ive been interested in the royal family from across the pond since Diana Days. I’ve always had respect for the RF but slowly I’m seeing a bit of tarnish with King Charles. He always seemed weak and not like his mother the Queen but I thought he would be different as King. Nope!” a third user commented. 

However, the claim remains unverified. Public vehicle listings identify KN75HLY as a blue Land Rover Sport Autobiography PHEV. They don’t confirm that Scotland Yard owns it, that it’s bulletproof, or that armed officers were there with Markle. 

This comes as Markle and Prince Harry face renewed scrutiny over their U.K. security. The couple quit their roles as senior working royals in January 2020. Just days later, on January 18, Buckingham Palace confirmed they wouldn’t get public money for their royal duties anymore. 

Then, in February 2020, RAVEC decided Harry would no longer receive the same level of publicly funded police protection in Britain. Instead, his security would be assessed under different arrangements. Harry later took the Home Office to court over the decision. 

He argued that the security arrangements for him and his family during U.K. visits weren’t fair. But on May 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal rejected his challenge. The issue made headlines again in August this year. 

According to ITV News, Harry and Markle hadn’t been given more state-funded security. Instead, they were given the phone number of a police liaison officer. Then, on September 14, RAVEC ordered fresh security checks for both of them.

Their return to the U.K. and their children’s schooling were among the factors being considered. But that didn’t mean they were guaranteed extra protection. The couple reportedly relied on private security guards, who can’t carry guns in the U.K. or access intelligence from MI5 or MI6. 

Later, on September 29, police investigated two men spotted near the school Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet attend. They were seen walking around the school and looking inside before driving off in a rented white van.

Police identified at least one of them as an international photographer working for a European press agency. Harry and Markle’s spokesperson slammed the incident, calling it an “unacceptable intrusion” into the children’s privacy. 

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