The prince Harry of England y Meghan Markle They arrived in Colombia for four days as guests of Vice President Francia Márquez. The controversial invitation generated multiple reactions, both from those who are close to the government, as well as from those who are against it, due to the costs it represented for the country.
Through a petition, the Vice President’s office reported the total cost of the invitation, clarifying that a large part of the resources were assumed by the guests as well as by international cooperation.
How much did Prince Harry and Meghan’s visit to Colombia cost?
“The Vice Presidency of the Republic did not incur any expenses related to air travel, accommodation, or fees for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”says the communication, which provides evidence of the money spent on technical requirements, mobility and guarantees for the participation of public figures, according to El Tiempo.
In total the visit cost More than 244 million pesos, that is, about 60 million pesos per daywhich were reportedly spent on previous advances to meet security requirements.
Furthermore, in the advances made in Bogotá, Cartagena and Cali spent 13 million pesosin transportation, technical requirements, protocols and logistics. On the first day, which was in Bogotá, where they visited the Colegio Cultura Popular, the National Center for the Arts and the EAN University, almost 17 million pesos were spent.
In Bogotá when they visited the La Giralda School, Casa Privada and Divri 48′911.692 were spent. On his third day in Cartagena, with visits to the Boquilla Drum School and San Basilio de Palenque, more than 88 million pesos were spent.
He The last day was in Cali and they spent about 76 million pesos in forums, events related to the Youth in Peace program and a visit to the Petronio Álvarez festival.
