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Prince Harry is reconsidering plans to bring his wife Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet to the UK next month after his request for taxpayer-funded police protection was rejected by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), the Home Office body that decides security for senior royals Source: BBC. The family had accepted an offer to stay at a royal estate as guests of King Charles during their first joint UK visit in four years, timed around the Invictus Games countdown in Birmingham Source: CNN. However, sources say Harry is 'distraught' over the decision, which leaves him reliant on private security outside royal residences Source: The Guardian. The last time the King saw his grandchildren was during the Platinum Jubilee in 2022 Source: BBC. A final decision on whether the family will travel is expected in the coming days.
“The Duke of Sussex is reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for police protection was rejected.”
“Harry was said to be 'distraught' about the decision, made just days before the family was due to arrive, but was reportedly keen to find a way to make the trip work.”
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be joined by their children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, CNN understands, in what will be their first family trip to the UK since 2022.”
“Harry and Meghan and their son Archie, seven, and daughter Lilibet, five, will be guests of the King on a royal estate for their first trip as a family to Britain in four years.”