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The Home Office and RAVEC (the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures) agreed to conduct a new threat assessment and security review regarding Prince Harry's taxpayer-funded protection in the UK. This marked the first such reassessment since 2020. 1, 2, 3]
Following his move to California and stepping back from senior royal duties, Prince Harry's automatic high-level protection was removed. He challenged this decision in the High Court and Court of Appeal but lost his bid and subsequent appeals. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Subsequently, Harry wrote a formal request to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in late 2025, arguing that RAVEC had not properly assessed his current threat level. In response to this intervention, RAVEC instructed its Risk Management Board to review his security needs. 1, 2, 3, 4]
The UK government's protective security system remains rigorous, and it is standard policy not to release detailed information on these security arrangements to the public. 1]
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has the review been conducted
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Yes, the review has been conducted, and the Home Office ultimately declined Prince Harry's request for full, round-the-clock taxpayer-funded police protection. 1, 2]
The evaluation process and its outcomes unfolded over several stages:
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The Risk Assessment: Following Harry's formal request, RAVEC's Risk Management Board evaluated a comprehensive security dossier. This included a 40-page report submitted by Harry's private security team detailing six specific terrorist plots—five originating in the UK—and threats from "lone actors". 1, 2, 3]
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The Decision: In late June 2026, the Home Office and RAVEC concluded the review, deciding not to grant full public security or allow his private security team direct access to intelligence from MI5 and MI6. Instead, they maintained that he will only receive limited, "bespoke" protection on a case-by-case basis. 1, , 4, 5]
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The Immediate Impact: Because full protection was denied outside of designated royal residences, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to alter their travel plans for their July 2026 trip to the UK. Meghan and the children stayed at a European base while Harry initially travelled ahead. They eventually completed a low-key, heavily managed family reunion with King Charles at Highgrove. 1, 2, 3, 4]
Reports indicate that Prince Harry remains deeply dissatisfied with this outcome and plans to continue lobbying the Home Secretary for an urgent reassessment ahead of future travel, including the upcoming Invictus Games in Birmingham