Prince Harry Asks For Police Protection, Says It's Not Safe For His Family To Return To The UK
Prince Harry who is set to attend Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee this summer has reportedly requested police protection for him and his family while they are in the UK.
Prince
Harry
who
is
set
to
attend
Queen
Elizabeth
II's
platinum
jubilee
this
summer
has
reportedly
requested
police
protection
for
him
and
his
family
while
they
are
in
the
UK.
He
had
said
that
it
is
unsafe
for
his
family
to
return
to
the
UK
and
is
threatening
legal
action
against
the
British
government.
Last
week,
the
Duke
of
Sussex's
legal
representative
issued
a
statement
detailing
why
additional
security
is
needed
beyond
his
own
private
security
team
for
his
wife,
Meghan
Markle,
Duchess
of
Sussex,
and
their
two
children,
Archie
and
Lilibet.
The
statement
said,
"Prince
Harry
inherited
a
security
risk
at
birth,
for
life.
He
remains
sixth
in
line
to
the
throne,
served
two
tours
of
combat
duty
in
Afghanistan,
and
in
recent
years
his
family
has
been
subjected
to
well-documented
neo-Nazi
and
extremist
threats," Harry's
legal
representative
wrote.
"While
his
role
within
the
institution
has
changed,
his
profile
as
a
member
of
the
royal
family
has
not.
Nor
has
the
threat
to
him
and
his
family."
The
statement
added
that
in
the
absence
of
police
portent
the
family
will
not
able
to
return
to
his
home,
it
added,
"The
duke
first
offered
to
pay
personally
for
UK
police
protection
for
himself
and
his
family
in
January
of
2020
at
Sandringham.
That
offer
was
dismissed.
He
remains
willing
to
cover
the
cost
of
security,
as
not
to
impose
on
the
British
taxpayer."
Prince
Harry's
representative
concluded
the
statement
recalled
how
his
security
was
compromised
due
to
the
absence
of
police
protection
in
July
2021,
during
his
last
visit.
"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."
Harry
and
Meghan
stepped
away
from
their
royal
duties
two
years
ago
amid
the
pandemic.