BREAKING NEW: Prince Harry has received some more bad news
Major blow for Harry as prince told ‘9 ex-Prime Ministers come first’ for protection
Prince Harry has received some bad news (Image: GETTY)
Prince Harry will now be forced to wait a while longer as his request for a review of his police protection in the UK has reportedly been delayed. The Duke of Sussex, who travelled to Britain for one week earlier this month, recently requested a review of his right to police protection in the UK – but it was denied just hours before he was set to travel with his young family at the start of July.
The 41-year-old then made the journey on his own, before his wife and two children joined him later in the week. It has now emerged that he is being forced to await a decision whilst officials grapple with how to protect an unprecedented nine former prime ministers at once. Harry was previously told that he would be granted a risk management board at the end of last year to reassess his right to protection when he visits the UK.
The review was due to be carried out in March by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office, but it had still not taken place by the end of June.
It is understood that to cope with demand, officials were ordered to place a temporary pause on Harry’s review, The Times reports.
A source familiar with the process said: “Harry’s case is not all about Harry. It’s about a much wider situation within the police about the number of former premiers they are now protecting and fewer armed officers available.”
After stepping down as a working member of the Royal Family, Harry’s right to police protection was stripped.
The royal is now required to give at least one month’s notice if he is set to visit the UK.
However, on each of his UK visits so far, he has been denied police protection.
His long-running court battle with the Home Office ended in defeat in the Court of Appeal last May.
