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

And yet they post more and more pics of their children. What a hypocrite!

Shockingly, the RF is exempt from responding to FOI requests.

So DS has some legal training - he thinks anyone - not just H - it is not necessarily a matter of public record whether someone has paid the costs awarded against them. But not sure. So this may not be an RF thing but just anyone . But he doesn't want to be held to that. Just a thought.

I don't really get why they need additional security in the UK? They have enough if they'd adhere to family residences.

They have had nasty threats but staying in luxury hotels doesn't really work if there is a better alternative.

I’m not sure what your DS means, is he saying that there might be instances of state security being paid for that have done under the radar?

I think what @BasiliskStare's DS is saying (happy to be corrected) is that it's not always made public when costs awarded have been paid, so if we are unable to find out if Harry has paid the costs due from his case it may not be that things are being kept quiet deliberately because he is royal.

@Ohpleeeease , @bluegreygreen is exactly right as to what DS was saying ( but but but he doesn't want to be held to it ) is that civil court costs may be a matter of public record but whether they have been paid may not be & that holds whether you a member of the RF or A.N.Other private citizen .

Did you get into specifics, like who should pay for it?

The king apparently 🤷🏻‍♀️ and it was up to him for security 🙈🤷🏻‍♀️

As an aside there's an interesting article in the DM today by Diana's previous protection officer talking about her erratic behaviour after the divorce was announced. He resigned because of this. She flung herself off a first floor balcony while on a skiing break.

Thank you @bluegreygreen I was having an exceptionally dim moment. That makes sense!

@bluegreygreen and @Ohpleeeease DS came round this evening and further said after his DM asked again 😂 if someone settles their costs in a suit ( ie those awarded against them ) you probably wouldn't hear of it because the matter is done and dusted. He did say the Govt will pursue costs because it is taxpayers' money & there may be a way of looking this up on a Govt Courts and Tribunals website. But essentially , if the losing party pays their bill , it may well not appear because no need. ( but again he said he thinks so. Not in charge of Treasury funds he )

I have to say this was a tiny fraction of our conversation between Yes Minister , John le Carre , Christmas events , and the difficult turkey cracker jigsaw inter alia 😊

The DM has gone through what happened next to some of Meghan and Harry’s past PR/Communications appointments (meaning, they have looked at their Linked In profiles!).It makes for interesting reading.

Two - Ashley Hansen and Kyle Boulia - are now working for the same business consulting firn, Forward Gobal, Interesting, because when Ashley left, a big thing was made about how she was setting up her own PR company, to be called Three Gate Strategies. It was specifically announced that “Hansen will continue oversight of the international team advising the Duke and Duchess’ philanthropic work and creative projects through their banner Archewell. She’ll also work closely with the Duchess on new business ventures”. That clearly didn’t work out though, as her profile on Forward Gobal’s website says: “Ashley Momtaheni Hansen is the Managing Partner of Forward Global’s Los Angeles Office. Before joining Forward Global, she was the Founder and Principal of Three Gate Strategies, a boutique strategic communications firm”.

Two - Josh Kettler and Emily Robinson - don’t mention their time working for Sussexes at all on their Linked In profiles. Given their appointments were very public, that’s a…choice.

Seems there may be a bit of a development (if ‘sources close to the Sussexes’ are to be believed):

https://archive.ph/II7F3

So the review has already happened ?

What does this mean ? a source said ‘The only thing that could scupper his approval now would be an intervention from the Palace.'

He really believes his father would scupper a security assessment made by experts ? Or he is setting it up to lay the blame on his father if the assessment hasn’t gone the way he wants and expects. He is one nasty vengefull fucker.

The Dom, you’ve pretty much said word for word what I said on another thread. Harry has surpassed himself there, hasn’t he?

A spokesman for the Sussexes said: 'We can't comment on security matters‘

Well based on this laughable comment, I think Harry still doesn’t know if he has been approved or not, because he hasn’t shut up about commenting on security matters for the past 4 years, so I think this is Harry trying to manipulate things from his side.

You have to be pretty dim to put this to print.

Sources close to the Sussexes told The Mail on Sunday that the reinstatement of armed security has been assured after a fresh risk assessment was carried out for the royal and VIP executive committee (Ravec). They said: 'It's now a formality. Sources at the Home Office indicated that security is now nailed on for Harry.'

@Thedom - I think you may be right, he is laying the groundwork for blaming his father if it doesn’t happen.

He is one nasty vengefull fucker.
Yup

Wait for the reunion photo with the kids backsides, being leaked, Archie hanging out of one of Charles legs and Charles stroking Lili’s face smiling beatifically at his long lost grandchildren.

So essentially he is getting more security that everyone else?

Reading the DM article (if any of it is true), it doesn't say 'armed protection at the drop of a hat' so he would still have to give notice? I don't see this as being any different from his present arrangement as I presumed royal protection officers have always got a little something tucked in their waistbands! Perhaps I've misread it so willing to be corrected....

I'm sceptical.

This review was only 'announced' a few weeks ago, so I'd say it's highly unlikely it could have already been completed, especially given the Christmas holidays. It's not as if the petty complaints of the 5th in line are a high priority. Even if it had been completed, I don't think RAVEC 'sources' would be blabbing about it.

This looks like more of the usual nonsense from the Office of the Dook and Dookess.

Vengeful fucker is absolutely right.

Reduced to having to fight court cases to prove he’s as important as he thinks he is. And in this case strong arming his dad to make it happen. I don’t believe the stalker story, and what makes him more important than anyone else (who pays tax!) who has a much more dangerous stalker yet is at the mercy of fewer and fewer police resources to help them. He has no role in the UK anymore, he should get the same as anyone else unless he pays for it.

I hope when they come over that they are royally met with the public disdain that they deserve. The kind of disdain that can’t be turned off on Instagram. I also hope they don’t bring the kids because they don’t deserve to be caught up in it.

He seems to be making it his life mission to score points over the RF, it’s all he exists for.

He had a bespoke arrangement. He still has that. If the threat increases his security here will increase. Nothing has changed except Harry is still tilting at windmills convinced he is the victim of a conspiracy that only he can see.

Harry should have kept quiet, it all looks like smoke and mirrors now, he again is being ridiculed.

It is amusing to see so many predictions come true, people said he would be returning with his tail between his legs and here he is !!!

It looks like H&M are desperate for one thing to go their way at this point, 2025 was a disaster for them from start to finish.

I doubt he is getting full time security based on one lone female Sussex squad superfan, so possibly other stuff going on? Maybe things that are nothing to do with his UK threat level.