My stance has always been he deserves security if he need its, not if he feels he needs it.
But I guess his private lobbying to the government has worked and he’s received the risk assessment he’s been asking for. However this doesn’t mean he will get security it means they are now evaluating his need again.
I do think it’s quite funny how they lasted exactly 2 days before telling the press that he’s “won”.
I am not surprised in the slightest esp with the current govt in charge & all the political turmoil. I’m not sure the taxpayers will be all that thrilled as there is a need/desire for cutting the amount of public funding the monarchy gets. Adding this to the public funding monarchy tab- if his risk assessment is unchanged- will get mixed opinions. We all knew when he met with Charles that this would happen eventually & he would get his way.
Sounds like the government will allow a new review but seems likely to me that they will come to the same conclusion as they previously did – no RPO/armed police protection.
And like, what then? What will Harry do then?
He is no longer working as a royal, so I don’t think the Crown should pay…but if he is willing to pay for it himself, they should make it available.
I feel like Harry is so obsessed about this security because he sees it as a reflection of how important he is. He can pay for his own security but he wants it provided for him because that would mean he’s important enough for the tax-payers to foot it. I don’t understand why else the same protection available to every other celebrity visiting the UK isn’t good enough for him. I mean, if pop stars like Taylor Swift or Beyoncé can go to the UK and be fine with privately hired security when they no doubt have as many, if not more, people obsessed with them and who might want to hurt them, why isn’t that good enough for Harry?
It’s not exactly a ‘win’
It’s a review – the threat assessment was always subject to review (eg before travel if 28 days notice given)
The only difference here seems to be that this is being done without any (known) intention to travel.
Why cant he pay for his own protection?
I think the decision definitely needed a new risk assessment. However: Harry also needs to recognise that he increases his own security risk at times. Talking about the war and his ‘kill count’ was unbelievably foolish. I’d support him a lot more with having his security covered and paid for if he stopped being such a liability.
I don’t understand why does he want to come to the UK? He celebrated leaving it in his Flight Of The Freedom, he also looks very happy living in Calf with his family far from-Downton Abby- drama!
The headline is a bit confusing. In plain English, he isn’t getting armed security, they are just looking into whether he should get it.
Does he have 24/7 armed guards in the USA? Is the threat really higher in the UK (thus needing *armed* guards)…?
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How much more grifting can the UK take?
My stance has always been he deserves security if he need its, not if he feels he needs it.
But I guess his private lobbying to the government has worked and he’s received the risk assessment he’s been asking for. However this doesn’t mean he will get security it means they are now evaluating his need again.
I do think it’s quite funny how they lasted exactly 2 days before telling the press that he’s “won”.
I am not surprised in the slightest esp with the current govt in charge & all the political turmoil. I’m not sure the taxpayers will be all that thrilled as there is a need/desire for cutting the amount of public funding the monarchy gets. Adding this to the public funding monarchy tab- if his risk assessment is unchanged- will get mixed opinions. We all knew when he met with Charles that this would happen eventually & he would get his way.
Sounds like the government will allow a new review but seems likely to me that they will come to the same conclusion as they previously did – no RPO/armed police protection.
And like, what then? What will Harry do then?
He is no longer working as a royal, so I don’t think the Crown should pay…but if he is willing to pay for it himself, they should make it available.
I feel like Harry is so obsessed about this security because he sees it as a reflection of how important he is. He can pay for his own security but he wants it provided for him because that would mean he’s important enough for the tax-payers to foot it. I don’t understand why else the same protection available to every other celebrity visiting the UK isn’t good enough for him. I mean, if pop stars like Taylor Swift or Beyoncé can go to the UK and be fine with privately hired security when they no doubt have as many, if not more, people obsessed with them and who might want to hurt them, why isn’t that good enough for Harry?
It’s not exactly a ‘win’
It’s a review – the threat assessment was always subject to review (eg before travel if 28 days notice given)
The only difference here seems to be that this is being done without any (known) intention to travel.
Why cant he pay for his own protection?
I think the decision definitely needed a new risk assessment. However: Harry also needs to recognise that he increases his own security risk at times. Talking about the war and his ‘kill count’ was unbelievably foolish. I’d support him a lot more with having his security covered and paid for if he stopped being such a liability.
I don’t understand why does he want to come to the UK? He celebrated leaving it in his Flight Of The Freedom, he also looks very happy living in Calf with his family far from-Downton Abby- drama!
The headline is a bit confusing. In plain English, he isn’t getting armed security, they are just looking into whether he should get it.
Does he have 24/7 armed guards in the USA? Is the threat really higher in the UK (thus needing *armed* guards)…?
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