{"id":1218771,"date":"2022-01-16T10:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1218771"},"modified":"2022-01-16T10:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:04:55","slug":"prince-harry-demands-uk-police-protection-despite-dumping-royal-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-demands-uk-police-protection-despite-dumping-royal-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Demands UK Police Protection Despite Dumping Royal Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprince-harry-demands-uk-police-protection-despite-dumping-royal-duties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1218771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1232661488-e1642327750861-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Prince Harry has demanded that he be provided with a police security detail while in the United Kingdom, despite having abandoned his royal duties.<\/p>\n<p>In a legal challenge against the loss of his police security detail when he and his family are in the UK, Prince Harry has&nbsp;claimed that official police protection is necessary as his private guards do not have access to intelligence reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The judicial review of the decision \u2014 which the prince\u2019s lawyers say was first sought in September \u2014 may end up leading to a hearing in the High Court over the legality of the prince\u2019s loss of police protection.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10406391\/Prince-Harry-says-bodyguards.html\">report<\/a> by the&nbsp;<em>Mail on Sunday<\/em>, a statement made by a legal representative of the prince noted that an official police security detail is needed for the prince, as while \u201chis role within the institution has changed, his profile as a member of the Royal Family has not\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince Harry inherited a security risk at birth, for life,\u201d the statement read. \u201cHe remains sixth in line to the throne, served two tours of combat duty in Afghanistan, and in recent years his family has been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the UK,\u201d it continues. \u201cIn the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Prince\u2019s legal representative went on to emphasise that the royal is willing to pay the costs of such police protection himself, rather than leave the tab for the taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>Should the prince\u2019s case proceed, it may end up being heard in the UK\u2019s High Court, with the&nbsp;<em>Mail<\/em> noting that this is the first time a member of the British royal family has launched a legal case against the Queen\u2019s government. The controversy surrounding the potential case will be further heightened in light of Harry\u2019s widely publicised decision to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-say-they-wont-return-to-royal-duties\/\">abandon<\/a> his royal duties in early 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Queen Strips Prince Andrew of All Military Titles and Patronages <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJh6HcfkeH\">https:\/\/t.co\/JJh6HcfkeH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1481682726491234304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prince Harry is not the only controversial British royal whose security is leading to political and social controversy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Calls have emerged for the embattled Prince Andrew to no longer have the costs of his security paid for by the state.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has been accused of sexual abuse and is now facing civil action in the United States over the issue, though the prince has not been charged with any criminal offences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The cost of the prince\u2019s security \u2014 who has had his military titles and patronages stripped from him by the Queen \u2014 may be around \u00a32 million per annum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jan\/14\/prince-andrew-facing-calls-pay-for-own-security\">according<\/a> to&nbsp;<em>The Guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/01\/18\/sussexes-drop-royal-highness-titles-no-longer-working-members-royal-family\/\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/13\/queen-strips-prince-andrew-of-all-military-titles-and-patronages\/\">Andrew<\/a>&nbsp;have been instructed by the Queen to not use the title \u201cHis Royal Highness\u201d publicly, a former minister for the UK\u2019s Home Office and&nbsp;royal author, Norman Baker has claimed they both likely still qualify to spend public funds as they technically remain titleholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Andrew] has, like Harry, kept his HRH even if he is not using it. But that means he still qualifies to spend public money and qualifies for security,\u201d the former minister said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jan\/14\/prince-andrew-facing-calls-pay-for-own-security\">according<\/a> to&nbsp;<em>The Guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The minister went on to say that he believes Andrew should have the title stripped outright, along with his Dukedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is no longer carrying out royal duties, so should have the HRH taken away along with his security,\u201d Baker said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump Slams Meghan Markle for \u2018Disrespecting\u2019 Queen, \u2018Horribly\u2019 Using Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2cF8Qog7XZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/2cF8Qog7XZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1466033087251369989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prince Harry\u2019s legal challenge is far from the first time he has come into conflict with British institutions, with his wife, Meghan, in particular repeatedly being a source of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/03\/08\/meghan-markle-claims-royal-palace-had-concerns-about-how-dark-her-sons-skin-might-be\/\">accused<\/a> the royal family of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/08\/19\/harry-and-meghan-not-surprised-queen-didnt-take-ownership-in-alleged-racism-row-claim\/\">racism<\/a> over alleged concerns regarding how dark the skin colour of their child would be.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince himself, meanwhile, has previously lashed out at the BBC for using the term Megxit, claiming the term which etymologically refers to his wife is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/29\/bbc-caves-to-meghan-and-harry-drops-misogynistic-term-megxit\/\">misogynistic<\/a>\u201d in origin.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/01\/trump-slams-meghan-markle-for-disrespecting-queen-horribly-using-harry\/\">slammed<\/a> the Prince\u2019s wife, saying that her actions have disrespected the Queen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019s very disrespectful to the Royal Family and most importantly to the Queen,\u201d Trump said in an interview with Nigel Farage. \u201cI\u2019m not a fan of hers. I wasn\u2019t from day one\u2026 I think Harry has been used horribly and I think someday he will regret it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry has demanded that he be provided with a police security detail while in the United Kingdom, despite having abandoned his royal duties. 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