Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget 2024 dig came as she announced a private jet passenger duty hike to MPs.

By Victoria Chessum, Assistant News Editor

13:26, Wed, Oct 30, 2024 | UPDATED: 13:26, Wed, Oct 30, 2024

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Prince Harry and Meghan have been previously criticised for using private jets (Image: Getty)

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Rachel Reeves made a sly one-word dig at Prince Harry and Meghan as she announced a huge hike in private jet air passenger duties.

Addressing the chamber in the Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor unravelled a raft of financial changes, including a whopping £40m package of tax-busting measures.

Private jet users will be stung by an additional 50 percent - which is the equivalent of £450 per person. Reeves then looked up and said: "to say, California?"

The joke has been perceived as directed at ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but it could also encapsulate the air-mile habits of Prince Harry and Meghan who have been known to use private jets to get around.