Canadian taxpayers spent more to protect Prince Harry over five years during his visits to Canada than any other internationally protected person over the same period, CBC News has learned.

According to a document obtained by CBC News under Canada's access to information law, the RCMP spent at least $539,575 to provide security between 2014/15 and 2019/20 when Prince Harry travelled to Canada for events like the Invictus Games and to date his future wife, Meghan Markle.

The document also reveals that his security costs were much higher than the $334,337 initially revealed by the RCMP in 2021.

The cost to protect Prince Harry and, later, his wife accounted for around 10 per cent of the over $5.2 million spent during that period to provide security to more than 100 internationally protected persons who visited Canada. ….