Prince Harry is reported to have felt unsafe since his return to the United Kingdom a few times. Harry became a citizen in January. Requested a judicial ReviewAfter the authorities decided that he wouldn’t be allowed to pay police protection in the United Kingdom. Legal spokesperson for the Duke of SussexThe lack of security made it difficult for him to return to Britain with his family. “while his role within the Institution has changed, his profile as a member of the royal family has not. Nor has the threat to him and his family.” While the government doesn’t see the need for added security, Harry reportedly still has hopes his petition will end this situation — one even his family can’t get him out of.
While Queen Elizabeth may feel one way personally — it’s no surprise that she would want her grandson to feel safe in his home country — royal experts reveal she can’t persuade the government to give Harry more security. This seems to be a situation that is beyond the Queen’s control.
“[It’s] hard for her, as a grandmother, to not really be able to intervene,” Kristin Contino, a royal expert, told Us Weekly. “She’s [not] going to go up against the government and say ‘Well, you know, you need to give him security.’ Because right now, the metropolitan police [are] saying they’ve conducted a review and [concluded that] the threat is considered low to him.”Contino explained that Elizabeth may want to ensure her grandson’s safety, but she is not obligated to do so. “always going to the choose [the] monarch at the end of the day.”