Prince Harry Won't Bring Children To The U.K. Due To Safety Concerns!
By MLC on February 19, 2022 at 6:30 AM EST
Prince Harry would love for his children, Archie and Lilibet, to have a relationship with his cousins, aunt, uncle, grandparents, and great-grandmother, but is worried for their safety.
Prince Harry is hesitant to bring them across the pond, because he doesn’t have his U.K.-based police security team.
His security was stripped from him when he and wife, Meghan Markle, decided to step back from their duties as senior royals.
Prince Harry Would Like To Bring His Children To The U.K.
According to his lawyer, Harry “does not feel safe” bringing his children to the U.K. without an established security team.
On February 18, a preliminary hearing was held in response to Harry’s request to reinstate his U.K-based security team.
Back in September, Harry filed for an official judicial review to challenge a British government decision that denies him the taxpayer-funded protection he lost access to when he and Meghan stepped away from their royal duties.
Harry has traveled to the U.K. since dropping his royal duties and moving to the USA, but he has never brought his children with him.
Archie is two-years-old and Lilibet, “Lili,” is eight-months-old.
In a statement obtained by E! News, Harry’s lawyer Shaheed Fatima said, "This claim is about the fact that the Duke does not feel safe when he is in the U.K. given the security arrangements applied to him in June 2021 and will continue to be applied if he decides to come back. It goes without saying that he does want to come back to see family and friends and to continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart. This is and always will be his home."
He Doesn't Feel His Family Is Safe In The U.K. Without Security
The judge basically laughed at the statement and Harry’s wishes.
According to The Telegraph, the judge dismissed the lawyer and said, “Can you just focus on the issues in dispute today.”
The judge noted the preliminary hearing on February 18 was set to discuss whether the court can restrict public access to documents about the case.
Just two days earlier, a filing from the judge overseeing the case states that the U.K. Home Office plans to oppose Harry's challenge.
“The duke failed to afford the necessary measures of respect to the Home Office and RAVEC [Royal and VIP Executive Committee] as the expert, and democratically accountable, decision-maker on matters of protective security and associated risk assessment,” per the U.K. Home Office group.
A Judge Rebuked Harry's Legal Statement
The filing also noted that Harry’s “offer of private funding is irrelevant” and "personal protective security by the police is not available on a privately financed basis, and that he also allegedly did not offer to pay for police protection when he returned to the U.K. in June.”
Despite the judge’s dismissal, the lawyer made it a point to note that Harry and Meghan’s US security "cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the U.K.”
They added, "in the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home."
