Earlier this year, Prince Harry issued an extraordinary statement to the media. He revealed why he and his family, including his wife, Meghan Markle, and their young children, have not thus far traveled to England together.
Meghan Markle and her husband exited London in early 2020 and decided to call California their forever home.
While Prince Harry has returned to his homeland twice for somber moments — (the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip, and the unveiling of a statue as a tribute to his late mother, Princess Diana) — his wife, Meghan Markle, has decided to remain in California.
Via his legal team, Prince Harry explained that thus far, Markle and their children — Archie and Lilibet Diana — have not been able to make a trip to the UK because they cannot get the adequate protection needed while in the country.
The Duke of Sussex revealed that he is taking legal action against the British government/Home Office that has prevented him from paying for the personal protection that he and his family require when in London.
In the official statement, the British prince explained that he “inherited a security risk at birth, for life,” because he is sixth in line to the throne.
The former soldier served two tours of combat duty in Afghanistan and has received threats from neo-Nazi and extremist groups.
Queen Elizabeth II‘s grandson and the retired actress were stripped of police security when they announced their decision to step back from life as working members of the royal family.
It appears that Prince Harry has been vindicated, for a royal expert has revealed that since relocating to the United States security risk has gone up for the power couple.
He hinted that it might be extremely dangerous for the Sussexes to visit the UK under the current security arrangements.
Richard Atch, director of operations for Mobus International Security, said that the threats against Prince Harry have spiked and added: “By virtue of the fact he is a senior member of the Royal Family, he is exposed to a wide variety of serious threats, and the risks to those threats have increased since his departure from the Royal Family. The fact that he no longer received police protection, his risk to threats have certainly spiked.”
He went on to say: “When you make a comparison between Prince Harry and other members of the Royal Family who don’t receive protection, you have Harry who has served two tours in Afghanistan.”
Atch continued: “He is a very high profile member of the Royal Family, and he has somewhat developed a band of people who would take offense to his action from departing the Royal Family after moving over to the states.”
As the Duke of Sussex awaits the outcome of his petition to force the UK government to allow him to have private security, many royal experts believe that he and his family will not be able to be by Queen Elizabeth II’s side as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee/70 years on the throne.
