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Prince Harry has some safety concerns regarding traveling with his two children Archie, 2, and Lilibet, 8, whom he shares with his wife Meghan Markle. At a court hearing on Friday, a lawyer for Prince Harry said the royal no longer feels safe when he travels with his children in the UK “given the security arrangements in place”.
“It goes without saying that he wants to go back to see his family and friends and continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart,” lawyer Shaheed Fatima said of Harry. “Above all, this is and always will be his home.” According to AP News, Harry was not present at the hearing.
The British government’s lawyer, Robert Palmer, dismissed Harry’s request as “indisputable and without merit”.
Prince Harry threatened to file court papers last month in response to a Home Office decision to close his applications for private security funding while in the UK.
“Prince Harry inherited a security risk at birth, for life. He remains sixth in line to the throne, he served two combat tours of duty in Afghanistan, and his family has been the target of well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats in recent years. ”, the statement said. “While his role within the Institution has changed, his profile as a member of the Royal Family has not. Neither has the threat to him and his family.”
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, but that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection while in the UK,” the statement continued. “In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family cannot return home.”
Prince Harry even told the court in his January statement that he was willing to pay for the security with his own money so as “not to tax the British taxpayer.” “Prince Harry’s goal has been simple,” Harry’s January statement read. , “To ensure the safety of him and his family while in the UK so that his children can learn regarding his country of origin.”
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