Duke of Sussex security to be reviewed

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The Duke of Sussex lost his argument in the Court of Appeal in May for automatic taxpayer security: the current arrangement is that his security needs are assessed on a case-by-case basis provided he gives notice.

He has recently been in touch with the new Home Secretary, and the latest update is that RAVEC has asked its Risk Management Board (RMB) to reassess his threat level.

Telegraph archive link

He strikes me as more of a Bobby Crush than a Liberace

Actually - I think I know he wasn't a KC , but forgot. so mea culpa . I think there are various reasons people apply for KC later rather than sooner but he does appear to have something of the showman about him.

That said Thank you for keeping me on the straight and narrow 😊👏💐

Having a senior moment here …
Why did H and M send a threatening letter to Backgrid ? ( thought M had them on speed dial?)

Sorry just read link .

No problem. H&M have sent so many threatening letters it is hard to keep track of their unnecessary drama!

I’m not sure it was that exactly - more likely that she was leaving, regardless (with Archie), and he could go with her or stay behind.

@BasiliskStare you have made my evening 😊 As an added bonus, there's a photo of young Elvis. Please, please 'reach out' 🤮 to dear David. I'm sure he would find it easy to see himself in ermine. He might love it so much that he would wear it on Zoom calls to H.

No and please stop with the ‘bot’ stuff.

‘with her full chest’ meant she said it confidently and didn’t hesitate. Why she’d insist something she had read on social media to be true is the question? And how many of these tv announcers, broadcasters , & journalists (as she is) are doing this?

It’s a fairly common phrase on the internet. I’ve heard it many times now - on Mumsnet but mostly on other social media sites. I think it’s very descriptive and I like it.

Never heard it before or if have not noticed or thought it odd! But then I’m in my 60’s and the sayings of today do that to me often I’m sad to say.

I am a bit lost with Harry’s court cases. How many are still ongoing and when can we next expect him to be in the U.K. ?
Has he paid his legal bill yet ?
As if I don’t have enough to think about but the H and M shenanigans are an entertaining distraction!

Some posters seem to think that Harry’s feelings should trump reality.

Even if had remained a working royal, he would stop commanding the same security as William and his family.

I've never heard it or seen it before before - google AI tells me it African American Vernacular English phrase - so maybe it's not crossed over into British English widely yet.

I've heard of a chest full of medals though....

And imagine the tantrum when he was told that..

Have never heard the expression before - thanks to @CatHairEveryWhereNow for the explanation.

I don't think journalists should be making untrue statements anywhere. Neither do I think his mother-in-law's disappearance for years before he knew her is remotely relevant to Harry's current demands for security. Perhaps a separate thread?

Only heard that to reference to someone with miltray background currently wearing a full chest of medals on a parade or somewhere offical and can't say it's a commonly used term cropping up all over the internet.

Never heard that imply it somone is speaking from the heart or full of conviction or confidently as it apperently means in african american english.

Birtish English her full chest - google AI thinks that refers to a well endowed womens breasts. Chest in British English when talking about women is a common euphemism for breasts so can see that.

It may be a phrase crossing over to mean that in wider English I just haven't see it yet anywhere else and given British English connetions with women breasts think her full chest may not cross over easily.

Ah yes of course.

Only heard that to reference to someone with miltray background currently wearing a full chest of medals on a parade or somewhere offical and can't say it's a commonly used term cropping up all over the internet.
Did I say it was? 🤔

I assume that was why you mentioned it at all TBH.

It's phrase with some similar words to phrase under discussion with completely different meaning - so was confused you'd mention it at all.

I assume the non sequitur was implying it was a common British phrase hence worth mentioning rather than nonsense comment - my apologises.

Thanks that explains why I haven’t heard it.

I've never heard of it before this.

Some posters seem to think that Harry’s feelings should trump reality.

Yep.

Every time I've asked these posters about exactly what is wrong with Harry's current arrangements and they always become very evasive, with talk of how 'he feels unsafe'. how 'it's not his fault he was born royal', and references to interviews about 'threat assessments' which were already out of date 3 years ago.

Nobody has even tried to explain how armed security can be provided at a moment's notice for a private citizen who lives on another continent. Apparently poor Harry shouldn't be asked to give 28 days notice, despite the fact that he does very little, but specialist protection officers have nothing to do with their time other than attending to the whims of an exiled princeling.

By this rationale Harry’s feelings should trump evidence in his court cases, ditto Meghan’s tall tales, and outright lies should just be accepted.

As avowed Republicans, these posters must feel then every citizen is entitled to equal police protection based on their feelings as Harry is

The cost of that won’t be covered by the savings on removing the RF