Prince Harry is reportedly only willing to return to the UK with Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK under one specific condition. The Duke of Sussex is expected to return to the UK in a few weeks for another visit.
He’s set to attend a special service at St Paul’s Cathedral on May 8, celebrating the 10th anniversary of his highly successful Invictus Games. The first event of these games, created for sick and injured servicemen and women, was held in London in 2014 and co-founded by Harry. His wife Meghan Markle has been a strong supporter of Invictus and recently accompanied her husband on a trip to Canada in February to promote the 2025 Games, which are scheduled to take place in Vancouver and Whistler next year.
However, it’s unclear whether Meghan, Archie and Lilibet, will join him for next month’s event in London. According to The Telegraph, there’s one issue that prevents Harry from bringing his family to the UK – unless something changes. The publication suggests that unless Harry can overturn a Home Office ruling stating he is not immediately entitled to police protection when in the UK, he does not feel comfortable bringing Meghan, Archie and Lilibet to the UK, as reported by the Express.
Prince Harry is challenging the decision made by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) in February 2020, which ruled that he would no longer be entitled to the “same degree” of publicly-funded security when in the UK.
His legal representatives argue that Harry was unfairly “singled out” and received “less favourable” treatment regarding his taxpayer-funded security arrangements. They claim that the lack of a proper risk assessment and consideration of the consequences of a “successful attack” against him means that the security measures provided are “unlawful and unfair”. In court, it was revealed that Harry is deeply concerned about the safety of his children, Archie and Lilibet, feeling they cannot be secure or comfortable in the UK without adequate protection.
In a written statement previously submitted for the case, Harry shared: “It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020. The UK is my home.” He further stated: “The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home, as much as where they live at the moment in the United States. That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil. I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”
