Overview
- The Home Office has asked RAVEC’s Risk Management Board to re-evaluate Prince Harry’s threat level, marking the first full reassessment reported since 2020.
- Police, government officials and the duke’s team are gathering evidence, with multiple reports indicating a January 2026 decision.
- Prince Harry wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood requesting a full risk assessment before the process was initiated.
- Courts upheld the earlier downgrade in May, and officials emphasize that operational security details will not be disclosed and that the Met Police are not available for hire.
- Commentators diverge on the review’s significance, with some calling it a justified security step that could enable UK visits while others frame it as image-driven, and some speculate that any UK-provided automatic protection could create US security implications.