Overview
- The Home Office has commissioned a fresh Risk Management Board assessment to advise RAVEC on whether the duke should receive automatic, taxpayer-funded armed police protection on UK visits.
- Sources linked to the Sussexes tell several outlets the restoration of automatic protection is effectively assured, while The Times reports officials say the review has not concluded.
- A former royal aide says the Palace cannot intervene to block the process, noting RAVEC decisions are guided by security and intelligence experts rather than courtiers.
- A ruling expected within weeks could enable Harry to bring Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to Britain more easily, raising prospects of family visits.
- Any reinstatement is expected to stir debate over public cost and a ‘half‑in, half‑out’ precedent; Harry previously lost a High Court challenge in May 2025 and is due in the UK this month for his case against Associated Newspapers.