Security conscious Prince Harry was seen walking down a London road looking for a home of a friend while on the phone, after complaining he would be unable to bring his family over safely
Prince Harry was spotted walking down a London street knocking on doors as he searched for a pal(Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
A lost Prince Harry was spotted knocking on people’s doors in an apparent search for a friend while he was in London for his High Court appeal over his security arrangements – during which he said he felt unsafe in the UK.
It was reported royal knocked on at least three houses before finally finding the right one in London. His search was captured on a doorbell camera as he wandered around in a blue suit, and with a phone glued to his ear. The homes he knocked on were around half a mile apart at the opposite end of the road. His visit came after he said it was “impossible” to bring his family across safely as argued his ‘life was at stake’ without 24-hour protection from gun-wielding security.
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Locals who spotted the royal on their doorbell cameras described it as ‘odd'(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
A source told the Sun that their housekeeper had opened the door and initially hadn’t recognised the royal. It wasn’t until they looked at their doorbell camera footage later that they realised just who had been on their doorstep.
They said they were “shocked” to see the Prince standing outside their door, and only noticed once the neighbours began to talk about it. Another source said: “Two of the houses he knocked at are at completely opposite ends of the road, which is about half a mile long.
“It’s a bit odd he didn’t seem to have a clue which house he was aiming for. I don’t think many people would just walk down a road knocking on doors, let alone if you don’t feel safe.”
Last week the Duke of Sussex has claimed it is now “impossible” for him to bring wife Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK safely after he lost his Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements. The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which is a committee that authorises security for senior royals on behalf of the Home Office, decided Harry wouldn’t frequently visit the UK.
Prince Harry sat down with the BBC in a shocking interview(Image: BBC)
As a result, they concluded his security needs should be assessed on a case-by-case basis – the same way needs are assessed for other high-profile visitors. At a two-day hearing in April, barristers for the duke told the Court of Appeal that he was “singled out” for “inferior treatment” and that his safety, security and life are “at stake”. However Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Edis dismissed Harry’s appeal.
While royals such as King Charles, Queen Camilla, and the Kate and William, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are granted full-time police protection, other family members do not enjoy this privilege – a situation Harry believes should be the case for him on visits to the UK. However, other Royal Family members who don’t have round-the-clock protection in the UK. Prince Andrew forfeited his state-funded security when he withdrew from Royal duties in 2019, Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 35, also do not receive security as they are not working royals.
Speaking with the BBC in a bombshell interview following the decision, Harry said: “I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. The things they’re going to miss, well, that’s everything.
“I love my country, I always have done. Despite what some people in that country have done. I miss the UK, of course I do. I think it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”
Speaking about the breakdown in his relationship with his father, Harry claimed: “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.” The Duke said he did not ask his father to intervene in his battle over his security arrangements in the UK. He continued: “I’ve never asked him to intervene.
Prince Harry has been approached for comment by the Mirror.