To me, the equation is simple. If security is offered to a former prime minister who served barely any longer than a lettuce takes to wilt, then surely the son of the King deserves the same?
Liz Truss, along with the seven other living former PMs, is entitled to taxpayer-funded protection for the rest of her life. The security bill for all eight is estimated at just under £10m a year.
Those deemed to be most at risk have round-the-clock protection which requires a team of 12 officers for that one individual.
Prince Harry is asking for the Metropolitan Police to protect him and (if he were to bring them) his family on occasional visits to the UK. It does not seem an unreasonable request.
He cannot change the fact that he is the King’s son. He is also a former Army officer who has taken part in armed conflict in Afghanistan during two tours of duty. He has, foolishly many would argue, admitted killing 25 Taliban. In his memoir, Spare, he wrote: “When I was plunged into the heat and confusion of battle, I didn’t think about those as 25 people… They were chess pieces taken off the board, bad guys eliminated before they kill good guys.”
That admission must only have made the target already on his back even bigger. We now know that the issue of security lies at the very heart of Harry’s estrangement from his UK family. In an emotional interview after losing his latest court battle in May, he said that the dispute had always been the sticking point in any reconciliation with his father. And that’s undoubtedly true. Harry was trying to sue his father’s government, which put Charles in an unenviable position. Easier to maintain radio silence.
The Prince viewed the court’s decision as “an old-fashioned establishment stitch-up”. He thought there was some kind of conspiracy to keep him “trapped” within the Royal Family and prevent him and his own family from leaving the country. That seems far-fetched to me, but the result has been that the current arrangement has continued. Harry has to give 30 days’ notice if he intends to come to the UK, and the police then review his security on a case by case basis. Some sources argue that this could be more expensive than using a few salaried armed officers on the rare occasions that Harry is here.
He has offered to pay for his security, but that’s always been a non-starter because the Met is not for hire. He brings his own bodyguards from the States, but they are not allowed to be armed in this country and Harry correctly argues that they are not privy to the security intelligence available to the UK authorities. Ravec, the committee that overseas protection for royalty and VIPs, has chosen not to review Harry’s security arrangements for almost six years. And yet, he argues, the threat to his safety is no less urgent than it was when he was a working royal. Back then, his risk level was judged to be on a par only with the late Queen’s and the then prime minister.
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After his latest appeal to the new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, it seems that review is finally under way. Harry’s stubborn persistence may well have paid off. If he gets his wish and his security is restored when he is in the UK, it could pave the way to a family reunion. There’s no doubt that our elderly King would love to see his grandchildren. And, for all the bitterness of recent years, he still loves his youngest son, his “darling boy”.
For his part, I think the Prince is sincere when he talks about wanting his children to know and understand their heritage. And he has said publicly that he wants his father and his brother back in his life. That may still be some way off – particularly where William is concerned – but if he can at least feel he can bring his family here safely, there has to be some hope of reconciliation.
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