Despite Meghan’s hesitation, Prince Harry is still pressing his security case in the UK
Afterward Prince Harry And Meghan Markle moved from the UK to North America in 2020, the public saw the couple’s son, Archie, become few and far between. Unlike their relatives Kate Middleton And Prince William, The couple rarely bring their children to events and do not share pictures of their daughter. Lilibether face until after her first birthday in June 2022. Although some intercut footage of the child was included their Netflix documentary Harry and Meghan, It’s clear the couple are planning for their children to have much more private lives than their father, who saw photographers documenting most of his life, including his grief after his death. his mother’s death in 1997Diana Princess.
According to a friend who spoke with Everybody, The same fears that fueled his long-running battle for increased security in the UK contributed to his decision to keep his children out of the public eye. “Harry has been reluctant to bring his children into the public eye, not because he wants to hide them, but to protect their privacy and safety from potential threats. He wants them to have as normal a life as possible without fear of being kidnapped or harmed,” the friend said. “As a father and a husband, Harry is determined to ensure that history does not repeat itself.”
IN a recent interview with ITVHarry noted that fears for his family had prevented him from taking them to visit the country and was fueling his long-running legal battle to overturn the British government’s 2020 decision to strip him of the right to use armed security when he entered the country.
After Harry was born in September 1984, he automatically became entitled to protection as the child of the heir to the throne. The officers who guard him are usually Metropolitan Police officers paid by the British government. But when Harry and Meghan their departure in 2020The Royal and Public Figures Protection Executive Committee, known by its acronym RAVEC, decision to end publicly funded security programs.
Harry had initially offered to pay for his own security while visiting the country, as he does in the United States, but that request was rejected. Supreme Court ruling in May 2023In subsequent filings, Harry’s attorneys Debate that RAVEC, an official committee made up of senior government officials and representatives from the royal family, had breached its own rules in deciding to strip Harry of his protection. a series of legal failuresHe won the right to appeal the decision on that basis in June 2024.
A former employee of the couple recounted Everybody that Meghan is less enthusiastic about court challenges, in part because of the difficulties it causes his relationship with his familybut still supports her husband “100 percent” in his journey. “She wants him to be free from all of this, but she also knows that because of everything he’s been through and the love he has for [her and their children]“He can’t,” the employee added. “She wants him to live in a world where he’s not burdened by this.”
