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Elton John defended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after they were criticised for flying private

"I feel a profound sense of obligation to protect Harry and his family." - by Chadielle Fayad
  • 20 Aug 2019

Elton John has come out in defence of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after they were criticised for flying a private jet to his vacation home in Nice, France.

The music icon - who performed at their royal wedding last year - took to Instagram to address the issue on Monday.

WATCH: Elton John steps in to defend Meghan and Harry: I must protect Di’s son

Elton John defended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after they were criticised for flying private

After returning from their low-profile trip to Ibiza on August 12, the royal family took a private plane to Elton John's holiday home in France.

Express UK reported that their French holiday was estimated to have a carbon footprint of almost three kilograms, while their earlier trip to Ibiza was believed to have wracked up almost four.

Meghan and Harry - who are famously eco-friendly - were slammed on social media for their hypocrisy, with Labour MP Teresa Pearce sharing the following tweet:

"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."

The politician told The Sun on Sunday: "It’s up to all of us to cut our carbon emissions and the number of flights we take a year."

While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are yet to publicly comment on the private jet controversy, Elton was quick to jump to their defence.

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I am deeply distressed by today's distorted and malicious account in the press surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's private stay at my home in Nice last week. Prince Harry's Mother, Diana Princess Of Wales was one of my dearest friends. I feel a profound sense of obligation to protect Harry and his family from the unnecessary press intrusion that contributed to Diana's untimely death. After a hectic year continuing their hard work and dedication to charity, David and I wanted the young family to have a private holiday inside the safety and tranquility of our home. To maintain a high level of much-needed protection, we provided them with a private jet flight. To support Prince Harry's commitment to the environment, we ensured their flight was carbon neutral, by making the appropriate contribution to Carbon Footprint™ I highly respect and applaud both Harry and Meghan's commitment to charity and I'm calling on the press to cease these relentless and untrue assassinations on their character that are spuriously crafted on an almost daily basis.

"I am deeply distressed by today’s distorted and malicious account in the press surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s private stay at my home in Nice last week," he wrote in the caption of a photo of Meghan and Harry speaking with schoolchildren.

The singer revealed that he and husband David Furnish had in fact provided Harry, Meghan and their son Archie with the jet to Nice.

"Prince Harry’s mother, Diana Princess Of Wales was one of my dearest friends. I feel a profound sense of obligation to protect Harry and his family from the unnecessary press intrusion that contributed to Diana’s untimely death," the 72-year-old tweeted.

"After a hectic year continuing their hard work and dedication to charity, David and I wanted the young family to have a private holiday inside the safety and tranquillity of our home. To maintain a high level of much-needed protection, we provided them with a private jet flight."

Furthermore, the Grammy winner pointed out that their flight was "carbon neutral, by making the appropriate contribution to Carbon Footprint" to "support Prince Harry’s commitment to the environment."

The Tiny Dancer singer also commended the royal couple's "commitment to charity" and called for critics to halt the "untrue assassinations on their character that are spuriously crafted on an almost daily basis."

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