Prince Harry aims to pay for family’s protection in U.K. amid safety concerns
Prince Harry is seeking a royal resolution.
The Duke of Sussex says he has safety concerns about bringing his family to visit the United Kingdom but was previously denied the option of paying local police to defend them.
In a new court filing Saturday, Harry asked for the situation to be reviewed.
“The goal for Prince Harry has been simple — to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country,” said a representative for Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle.
“The UK will always be Prince Harry’s home and a country he wants his wife and children to be safe in.”
Harry and Meghan stepped down from their senior roles with the British palace in 2020 and have since moved to Southern California, where they are raising their two kids.
The U.K. no longer funds protection for Harry and Meghan since they left their roles. Harry claims he asked in 2020 to pay for their own protection during trips to the U.K. but was denied.
Last year, Harry and Meghan described not feeling supported by British officials and detailed facing intense media scrutiny before leaving the U.K. during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the U.K.,” the couple’s representative said in the new statement.
“In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.”
