UK has 'responsibility' to protect Prince Harry says expert

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Guests on the True Royalty broadcast were discussing Prince Harry’s second lawsuit against the Government and Scotland Yard over the decision not to allow him to pay for police protection when he visits the UK from California. He filed the case at the start of this month after winning an appeal to the first case in June of this year, which was decided on the fact that the Metropolitan Police had not informed the Queen’s grandson of the change to his protection in 2020 when he quit royal duties. Royal Journalist Robert Jobson, amid fierce opposition, told the programme that Prince Harry should get protection for himself and his family, claiming it would be “utterly ridiculous” if the Sussexes were then hurt or even killed in a preventable incident in the UK. 

Mr Jobson said: “Can you imagine what would happen if something happened to them while in the country? The reason Harry is a legitimate target, whether you like him or loathe him, don’t like him, doesn’t matter. 

“He was born in the family and served on the frontline in Afghanistan. The fact is he is a target, and he will remain a target for the rest of his life, so while he is in this country I believe that it is our responsibility, if we have a royal family to look after him and his family, he is a target because of who he is and what he was born into. 

“The amount of money involved here is quite limited compared to what is going on with this court case. 

“I actually think this is utterly ridiculous, just imagine the story around the world that the Queen’s grandson and family are involved in an incident when they come over and we did nothing to protect them.”

Prince Harry is seeking the right to pay for police protection while he and his family are in the UK, a privilege senior police officials have warned would set a dangerous precedent. 

Senior figures have argued that to afford Prince Harry such a right would be to entitle the wealthier echelons of society to the special attention of the police, a practice that goes against the fundamental role of officers, as bodies reliant on the taxpayer’s money, to attend to all persons equally. 

However, the Queen’s grandson has launched a second case against Scotland Yard after a British High Court ruled in his favour in June over his claim for judicial review. 

The court gave permission for the review on the grounds that the prince should have been informed about the Home Office’s security policy before the decision to deny him police protection was made.

Harry and Meghan will visit the UK next month as part of a whistle-stop tour in “support of several charities close to their hearts”.

They will fly into Manchester on September 5 to attend the One Young World Summit, an event that gives young leaders from more than 190 countries the chance to “harness the knowledge and skills needed” to “accelerate” social impact.

They will then head to Germany for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year To Go event, before returning to England for the WellChild Awards on September 8

The final event “celebrates the inspirational qualities” of seriously ill children and young people.

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Harry and Meghan have relied on private security since their move to California in 2020 but they have argued that such help is insufficient when they visit Britain. 

Prince Harry has said he believes in the importance of this protection because he does not want “history to repeat itself”, a comment understood to be in reference to the tragic death of his mother Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash while trying to escape paparazzi photographers. 

He has also described the British media attention on him and his wife as “toxic”. 

During the Platinum Jubilee, the Sussexes took a backseat role, avoiding the limelight and only attending one event in an official capacity. 

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