{"id":619743,"date":"2025-12-08T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/619743\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:20:24","slug":"prince-harrys-security-arrangements-being-reviewed-by-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/619743\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry\u2019s security arrangements \u2018being reviewed by Home Office\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 cglitp\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sussex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sussex<\/a>\u2019s security arrangements for his visits to the UK are reportedly undergoing a fresh review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-meghan-security-review-b2843727.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with the Home Office initiating a new threat assessment. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This marks the first such assessment since 2020, according to reports in The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The development follows a formal request made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> to home secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/shabana-mahmood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shabana Mahmood<\/a> shortly after her appointment. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI265191841.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This latest review comes after the duke lost an appeal in May\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>This latest review comes after the duke lost an appeal in May (AP)<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the duke confirmed in October that he had sought a risk assessment from the executive committee for the protection of royalty and public figures (Ravec), which operates under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/home-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Office<\/a>\u2019s purview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-uk-visit-royal-family-b2821742.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This latest review comes after the duke lost an appeal in May<\/a>, challenging the dismissal of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/high-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Court<\/a> claim against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/home-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Office<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>That case concerned Ravec\u2019s decision regarding the level of taxpayer-funded protection he should receive while in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The legal challenge was initiated after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated from the UK to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>, and subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>, following their decision to step back as senior royals. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/b50c15ec4515217f8982b86d317ded18Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY1MjM2NjYy-2.82562549.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to have ordered a re-evaluation of Harry\u2019s threat level after she was contacted by the duke\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to have ordered a re-evaluation of Harry\u2019s threat level after she was contacted by the duke (PA)<\/p>\n<p>The duke has previously stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/court-of-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court of Appeal<\/a>\u2019s ruling makes it &#8220;impossible&#8221; for him to safely bring his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/meghan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan<\/a>, and their children, Prince <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/archie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archie<\/a> and Princess Lilibet, back to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Ravec has now instructed its risk management board to reassess his threat level, The Sun reported.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper said the process is already underway and a decision is expected next month.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cThe UK government\u2019s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals\u2019 security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-stalker-uk-police-protection-b2839924.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During Harry\u2019s last visit to the UK in September, a \u201cknown stalker\u201d came \u201cwithin feet\u201d of him on two occasions,<\/a> according to a report in The Telegraph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-619743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115683212441350473","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}