Blow to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in security battle with British government

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could reportedly lose a bid to receive taxpayer-funded security through the UK’s Home Office due to concerns of public backlash.

On Saturday, an insider told the Telegraph that “nervousness” lingers upon certain members of the board, which is responsible for public safety, if the committee approves of security for the former royals while abroad.

“The political side believe[s] there is too much political risk, while the police and security chiefs believe that he absolutely must have it due to the extant threat,” the source added.

Reps for Markle, 44, and Harry, 41, and the Home Office weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were stripped of their security privileges in the UK after they stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to North America.

The lack of protection has prevented Harry from traveling to England with Markle and their two kids — Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.

The “Spare” author claimed in 2022 that he “does not feel safe” in the UK because his family had allegedly “been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats.”

At the time, the Home Office argued that Harry “failed to appreciate” his role as the “expert, and democratically accountable, decision-maker on matters of protective security.”

Harry and Markle have spent millions annually on private security and reportedly offered to fund their own security while abroad to avoid using taxpayer funds.

However, the “offer was dismissed.”

In May 2025, Harry lost an appeal to be granted security and called out the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC).

At the time, he penned an urgent statement, asking the Home Secretary “to urgently examine the matter and review the RAVEC process,” referring to it as “a last resort.”