UK Declines Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry

Prince Harry is reconsidering bringing his wife and children on a planned July trip to the United Kingdom because of security concerns. The couple was denied taxpayer-funded security for the visit. A source told the Guardian on Sunday that the plans had been pulled out from under their feet at the 11th hour.

The same source said Harry is looking at every option to bring Meghan and the children to England safely. Prince Archie is 7 years old and Princess Lilibet is 5 years old. Harry, 41, does not want his children chased by paparazzi wherever they go from the moment they step off the plane.

The couple had intended the trip to allow the children to reunite with their grandfather and to see family, friends and charitable causes. A separate insider told the Daily Mail that the Sussexes’ office had issued an operational note stating the family would travel with accepted royal accommodation, but the arrangement was overturned within 24 hours.

A spokesperson for both Buckingham Palace and the Sussexes was not immediately available for comment.