Meghan Markle, Kids’ UK return in doubt after security blow
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prince Harry’s eagerly awaited trip to the UK with his family now in serious jeopardy.
- Having initially planned to bring the Duchess of Sussex and the two young children over for a week-long visit from early July, plans have been dramatically derailed.
- The ongoing security war Following the pair’s step down as senior royals in January 2020, they lose the automatic right to have 24/7 armed police officers as security in the UK.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prince Harry’s eagerly awaited trip to the UK with his family now in serious jeopardy. Meghan Markle and the couple’s children, Prince Archie, three, and Lilibet, two, may stay behind in California after the Duke of Sussex was ‘denied’ taxpayer-funded security for the trip. Prince Harry is expected in the UK next month to attend a significant one-year countdown event to the Invictus Games 2027.
Having initially planned to bring the Duchess of Sussex and the two young children over for a week-long visit from early July, plans have been dramatically derailed.
The ongoing security war Following the pair’s step down as senior royals in January 2020, they lose the automatic right to have 24/7 armed police officers as security in the UK. Instead, RAVEC – the security body for members of the Royal Family – assesses the security risk for the couple on a case by case basis and gives a 30-day notice before any visit.