A new UK government threat assessment indicates Prince Harry could regain taxpayer-backed protection, a development with security and family implications.
The Home Office threat assessment, the first since April 2019, follows real security scares and ongoing Prince Harry security disputes. It would not extend to Meghan or their children under current limits on taxpayer-backed protection.
Harry lost automatic police protection after stepping back in 2020 and has spent about $5 million on legal efforts, while the Home Office has spent over $650,000. September 2025 barrier breaches and criticism from former counterterrorism chief Neil Basu renewed scrutiny.
Any decision may affect plans around the 2027 Invictus Games and family meetings amid King Charles’s 2025 cancer diagnosis, but outcomes remain unresolved.
