As we shiver in these freezing temperatures, could a thaw in royal relations be on the horizon of this bright new year? Is the path about to be cleared for Prince Harry to bring his wife and children back home for a visit? It certainly looks that way.
But what are the chances of Meghan, whose sojourn in the UK was so bizarrely brief, receiving anything other than a decidedly frosty reception from both the Palace and public? And why would she want to risk it?
Ravec, the committee that decides on the level of security for royalty and VIPs, is reportedly due to perform the U-turn that Harry has been so loudly demanding. He has stamped his feet, complained to the Government, taken matters to the High Court and publicly denounced its decision to deny his plea as a “good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up”.
But soon, quite rightly in my view, when and if the Sussexes come to the UK they’ll be given the police protection that Harry routinely commanded when he was a working member of the Royal Family.
As he has consistently argued, nothing has changed about the threat level he faces. He is still the King’s son, still fifth in line to the throne and, most pertinently, still a former Army officer who served — and killed — in Afghanistan. He and his family are obvious targets.
He’s never asked British taxpayers to foot the bill for his security in California. And he even offered to pay for his UK security, but the Met is not for hire — no matter who you are. And so the decision must lie with Ravec. And the cost with taxpayers.
It was, I think, an unnecessary humiliation to make the Prince give 30 days’ notice of any trip to the UK and then only offer security on a case by case basis. The result was at least one stalker getting disconcertingly close on his most recent visit.
The news, last month, that Harry was finally eligible for a security review was a notable triumph. If he were now to be denied automatic protection by that review, it might, quite understandably, be viewed as spiteful. And the Palace’s fingerprints would be seen to be all over it.
Harry says the security issue has been the biggest obstacle in any reconciliation with his family and is the primary reason he has not brought his children to see their grandfather and experience their heritage.
The conclusion, therefore, must be that with this obstacle removed, Harry, Meghan and their children will soon feel free to come and go as they like.
I think most people would be glad to see our old King reunited with the son he called his “darling boy” and with the grandchildren he barely knows. I am less convinced that the public is ready for Meghan Part Two.
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Any visit by Meghan would need to be carefully curated and monitored. She may not be in the same physical danger, but she’s more likely to be the target of a verbal backlash than Harry, who still has a way of endearing himself to the crowds. If I were her, I’d give the UK a miss. She’s clearly happy at home in California. Why wouldn’t she be? She’s free, she’s wealthy, she has a husband who adores her and children she loves. Why court hostility over here?
Harry and the kids can pop over and see Grandpa. Archie and Lilibet can take a peek inside the Palace walls their ancestors have inhabited. And then they can all head back to the sunshine.
It would be progress. And it could work. I hope it does.
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