Overview
- RAVEC and the Home Office told Harry on Friday that no comprehensive taxpayer-funded police protection will be provided for off-estate movements during his planned early-July visit.
- Officials say limited police protection would apply while the family stayed on a royal residence but any travel outside estates would rely on the Sussexes’ private security team from California.
- Buckingham Palace has made royal accommodation available but sources conflict on whether the Sussexes have accepted the offer, leaving logistics unresolved days before the trip.
- A spokesman for Harry said he is “exploring every available option” and argued that safe accommodation alone does not substitute for a full, proportionate protective plan; he also noted an independent Risk Management Board review RAVEC deemed necessary has not yet taken place.
- The dispute traces to Harry and Meghan’s 2020 step back from senior royal duties that ended automatic state protection and to Harry’s failed Court of Appeal challenge, a background that shapes how future UK visits will be judged and arranged.