Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially returned to the United Kingdom on Wednesday to start a new life but will not receive taxpayer-funded, close-protection armed police security.
Instead, the Home Office’s Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) has ruled that providing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with the telephone number of a police liaison officer constitutes adequate security.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been told their security protection will not be raised beyond this, according to ITV News.
After the Sussexes arrived at Birmingham Airport with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, they were not granted a publicly funded police convoy for the onward journey by road to their new home, which is speculated to be in the Cotswolds.
The King’s youngest son remains unhappy with the situation and has instructed his lawyers to write to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood asking her to intervene.
Harry still has hope of being granted taxpayer-funded security after Ms Mahmood reportedly ordered a new review of the terror threat against his family.
Sources told the Daily Mirror the Home Office is ‘actively assessing’ his case following the couple’s decision to return to England after six years in the US.
Harry’s security adviser David Langdown is currently responsible for their safety and is believed to have established a team of British protection staff for the family.
