Overview
- The Sussexes withdrew Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet two days into term after their private security team said the daily school run was unsafe because of heavy traffic, long commute times and a risk of convoy separation.
- Security staff had inspected the route before term started and concluded the journey could not be run safely on a repeated daily basis from the family’s Cotswolds home.
- A screenshot showing Meghan’s private mobile number circulating in a parents’ WhatsApp group was reported to have compounded privacy and safety concerns for the family.
- While RAVEC and the Home Office carry out fresh threat and protection reassessments, the couple continue to use privately funded guards, pending any decision on state police protection.
- Friends and some reports say the Sussexes could return to their Montecito home within weeks if public protection is refused, a prospect that highlights the high cost and logistical limits of protecting a high‑profile family in Britain.