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Prince Harry made it clear that he won’t be taking his wife Meghan Markle back to the United Kingdom anytime soon because he said it’s “still dangerous.”
During his appearance on ITV’s documentary “Tabloids on Trial,” the Duke of Sussex said that he’s worried about bringing the Duchess of Sussex or any member of his family to the country without adequate security, People magazine noted.
“It’s still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read,” Harry said.
“And whether it’s a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me,” he added. “It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”
Following Prince Harry and Markle’s decision in 2020 to step down from their senior royal roles, RAVEC (a committee made up of the Home Office, Metropolitan Police, and the Royal Household) announced that it had removed the royal family member’s automatic right to taxpayer-funded U.K. police protection.
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Former Royal Correspondent for The Sun, Charles Rae, says that Prince Harry is being ‘disingenuous’ in his concerns for his safety in the UK, given the security measures he has.
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In February, the London High Court ruled in favor of the government and found that there had been no “procedural unfairness” in how the Duke of Sussex was being treated — despite his attorney’s argument that Prince Harry still faced security threats, the BBC reported.
Prince Harry had argued that there was unlawfulness in how he was being treated when his security protection was being made on a case-by-case basis rather than automatically being given at the same level he previously had.
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Though parts of the decision were redacted, the court agreed with RAVEC’s decision, calling it “legally sound” to treat the royal’s protection the same as any other high-profile visitor to the U.K., the outlet noted.
Prince Harry has said he plans to appeal the decision after claiming that he needed the security protection for his kids, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie, when they are in his native home.
“The U.K. is my home,” the royal previously said. “The U.K. is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the United States.”
“That cannot happen if there is no possibility to keep them safe when they are on U.K. soil,” he added. “I can’t put my wife in danger like that, and given my experiences in life, I’m reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”
The Duke of Sussex also offered to cover the costs, but earlier this year, the High Court denied his offer and upheld the decision to downgrade his security, as previously reported.
The Home Office argued that it would be improper for the police to be hired as private security guards, The New York Times noted.
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