Prince Harry's taxpayer-funded security arrangements while in UK 'under review'

The Duke of Sussex's security arrangements in the UK are reportedly being reviewed.

Prince Harry wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood shortly after her appointment and submitted a formal request for a risk assessment to the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), a source close to the duke told the PA news agency in October.

Now the Home Office, which oversees Ravec, has ordered a threat assessment for the first time since 2020, according to The Sun.

In May, the duke lost an appeal challenging the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office over the decision of Ravec to downgrade his level of taxpayer-funded protection when he is back in the country.

Ravec made its decision in February 2020 after Harry and Meghan stopped working as senior royals, and went to live in Canada and then later the US.

The duke said the Court of Appeal decision meant it is now "impossible" for him to bring his wife and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, back to the UK safely.

Ravec has now instructed its Risk Management Board to reassess his threat level, according to The Sun.

The newspaper said the process is already underway, and a decision is expected next month.

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A government spokesperson said: "The UK government's protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.

"It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals' security."

It comes after The Daily Telegraph reported that during Harry's last visit to the UK in September, a "known stalker" came "within feet" of him on two occasions.

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