Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and kids may scrap UK visit after being denied taxpayer-funded security

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may reportedly not return to the United Kingdom next month after they were denied taxpayer-funded security.

“Their plans to see family, friends and visit various charitable causes close to the duke’s heart have been pulled out from under their feet at the 11th hour,” a source told the Guardian on Sunday.

Per the insider, the Duke of Sussex is still “looking at every option to try and get” Markle, along with their kids, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to England “safely and keep them safe when they’re on the ground.”

“If he can find a way to do that, he will,” the source shared.

The couple had plans to travel across the pond with their kids so the little ones could reunite with their cancer-stricken grandfather, King Charles III.

Harry, 41, is reportedly “distraught” about the latest blow and doesn’t want his children to experience being “chased by paparazzi wherever they go from the moment they step off the plane.”

“He won’t put his children through that,” the source shared.

Additionally, a separate insider told the Daily Mail that the Sussexes’ office sent out an operational note informing that the family of four would be traveling to England with “accepted royal accommodation.”

Within 24 hours, the decision was reportedly overturned.

A spokesperson for both Buckingham Palace and the Sussexes wasn’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Insiders, however, told Page Six last week that Markle, 44, and Harry, who pay an estimated $3 million a year for private security, were expected to bring their own security on their travels and were prepping for a “huge spectacle.”

We’re told the couple was attempting to secure 24/7 armed security but was only granted private security at their offered a royal residence.

Harry lost security privileges in 2020 after he and the “Suits” alum resigned from their royal duties.

As a result, the Invictus Games founder has refrained from traveling to England with his family because he “does not feel safe.”

However, Harry continuously attempted to appeal the decision.