Overview
- Government-linked sources tell The Times the fresh threat assessment of the Duke of Sussex is still in progress and not yet decided.
- Several outlets and unnamed insiders have claimed reinstatement of automatic, taxpayer-funded armed police protection is likely and could be announced within weeks.
- A government spokesperson reiterated the UK’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate, and neither the Home Office, Buckingham Palace nor the duke’s office will discuss operational details.
- Any move to restore automatic protection would raise questions over taxpayer costs and royal status, while potentially making it easier for Harry to bring his children to Britain.
- The timing intersects with Harry’s High Court privacy trial against Associated Newspapers beginning January 19, as he plans further UK visits linked to Invictus Games preparations.