Prince Harry: Royal Family 'horrified' by interview says expert

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The Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview made a number of shocking allegations against the Royal Family. Among them, the interview saw Harry and Meghan claim they were denied security following their initial move to Canada after stepping down as frontline royals last year.

Prince Harry also said his father Prince Charles financially cut him off when the couple moved abroad.

Prince Harry said: “I never thought that I would have my security removed, because I was born into this position. I inherited the risk.

“So that was a shock to me. That was what completely changed the whole plan.”

The couple claimed they originally wanted to make their son Archie a prince so he would be entitled to round-the-clock security – something they say was denied to them by palace officials, despite having previously expressed their wishes that he be a “private citizen”.

But the Sussexes said that down to a “change in status” they found themselves no longer protected by the Crown once they arrived across the pond.

Which Royal Family members get 24/7 security?

The Royal and VIP Executive Committee handles the protection and security needs of essential public figures and Royal Family members who have round-the-clock protection funded largely by the taxpayer.

Essentially, who gets full time security and who doesn’t is down to the line of succession.

Unsurprisingly, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have around-the-clock protection.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their three children also get 24/7 security funded by the state.

The HM Treasury website states: “No breakdown of security costs is available as disclosure of such information could compromise the integrity of these arrangements and affect the security of the individuals protected.

“It is long-established policy not to comment upon the protective security arrangements and their related costs for members of the Royal Family or their residences.”

The likes of Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex are given protection when they are taking part in official engagements – but do not have taxpayer-funded security at their homes.

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Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie also do not have funded security, as they are not full-time working royals and are employed elsewhere.

Prince Andrew had his right to taxpayer-funded security removed following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

He is now funded by the Queen’s private funds.

Robert Jobson, an award-winning royal author said: “According to a 1917 Letters of Patent issued by King George V, the title of HRH Prince or Princess is passed to ‘The grandchildren of the sons of any such sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes of this realm.

“Both Harry and Meghan know this. Archie, on the other hand, did not qualify to become a prince automatically.

“In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II issued a Letters Patent to expand on a previous decree that granted such a title only to the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.”

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