Prince Harry’s security review delayed as nine former PMs need protection: "The Duke of Sussex is being forced to wait for a decision about his security arrangements in Britain while officials grapple with protecting an unprecedented nine former prime ministers at once, The Times has learnt." Kate Mansey, Matt Dathan
"So if there’s a strain on the amount of officers to protect living politicians, maybe they need to tell this nobody clown to kick rocks. He’s not important enough or entitled to any protection."
"I’m sorry, but I genuinely don’t understand this. His security arrangements are reviewed before every visit - that’s precisely why he has to give 28 days’ notice. The judge addressed this directly. At this point, I can’t tell whether some journalists simply haven’t retained what was said in court or whether they’re choosing to ignore it. The judgment made it clear that Harry’s complaint about not having a standing periodic review was beside the point. He isn’t part of the cohort that automatically qualifies for ongoing protection. Instead, when he plans to visit, he provides notice and the relevant details of his trip, and his security requirements are assessed on that basis each time." Yael Moussaieff
"But Treason told her directly and she cant help herself! Imagine that, a traitor prince who pop pills in women mouths and uses charities to scam is telling her his truth, how could she reject it? In 15 years history will remember her as another journo who protected Andrew 2.0"
"Despite the ridiculous cosplay, he's an unemployed celebrity who has been living in Nth America for almost seven years. And despite a family link, he has no constitutional role, or relevance. Police and intelligence services assessing and catering to a visiting celebrity's"
The Duke of Sussex is being forced to wait for a decision about his security arrangements in Britain while officials grapple with protecting an unprecedented nine former prime ministers at once, The Times has learnt. Prince Harry was told he would be granted a risk management board at the end of last year to reassess whether he should receive automatic police protection every time he visits the UK. The review was due to be carried out in March by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office that decides which public figures should be given armed protection and at what level. However, it had still not taken place by the end of June.
Now it has become apparent that the Ravec backlog was due, in part, to the body battling to cover top-level security for a high number of VIPs, most notably politicians. It is understood that to cope with demand, officials were ordered to place a temporary pause, understood to have lasted for around four months, on risk management board reviews. A source familiar with the process said: “Harry’s case is not all about Harry. It’s about a much wider situation within the police about the number of former premiers they are now protecting and fewer armed officers available.”When Harry left his role as a working member of the royal family, he was told that he would lose the right to automatic police security when he gave up his official duties.
He is required to give a month’s notice before each visit to the UK, at which point the details and risk of his visit are assessed before security is granted. On each return trip, however, he has been declined full police protectionHis long-running court battle with the Home Office ended in defeat in the Court of Appeal in May 2025. After writing to the home secretary to ask for a security review, he was granted a risk management board only for the process to grind to a halt. It is understood that processing issues put a temporary stop on security assessments.
While Harry was expecting his review this spring, it became clear that Sir Keir Starmer could imminently be forced to leave his role as prime minister. It means that there is now a record number of living former prime ministers, all of whom are automatically granted life-long, round-the-clock security upon leaving office.
That includes Liz Truss, who was in the post for only 49 days.A source with knowledge of the delay said that there were “strains on capacity” of the team tasked with protecting public figures. In the 20th century there were never more than five living former prime ministers at any one time. Starmer is likely to receive a higher level of security than some other former premiers to match the higher threat he faces from hostile states and from his previous job as director of public prosecutions. Last month two men were jailed over an arson attack on a property and car connected to Starmer. They are widely believed to have been ordered from Russia.The unprecedented demand has been coupled with a decrease in the number of firearms officers in England and Wales. Government statistics show a drop in the overall number of deployable armed officers in recent years, with 2026 showing a modest recovery.
The murder trial and misconduct proceedings that were launched against Sergeant Martin Blake for the shooting of Chris Kaba in 2022 has been blamed in part for a reluctance among officers to take up firearms roles. Blake was subsequently cleared of murder but faced a lengthy disciplinary investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The number of operationally deployable armed officers in England and Wales was 6,621 in 2019. That fell to a low of 5,753 in 2025 and then recovered to 5,917 in 2026.
The level is higher than the 5,639 recorded in 2016, when “a national armed uplift programme” was introduced to increase the number of firearms officers. It is not known how many of these are trained to protect members of the royal family and other VIPs. The alleged murder of the former minister Ann Widdecombe this month has led to a renewed focus on the security of politicians. Police are examining whether the suspected killer targeted other Reform UK politicians before allegedly attacking Widdecombe, who was the party’s immigration and justice spokesperson.
The chairman of Ravec is due to meet Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, to review his security after the party accused parliament and the government of failing to offer sufficient protection to Reform politicians. Farage said he replaced his government-provided security with private protection after Ravec reduced his protection by 75 per cent in October last year. He revealed that he had received more than 1,500 threats since February, including nearly 600 death threats, predominantly on X. The i Paper reported last month that protecting the eight former prime ministers before Starmer required about 135 officers, at a cost of £13 million. The Home Office and the Metropolitan Police refuse to disclose the cost or number of officers deployed to protect former prime ministers, saying that putting the information in the public domain would jeopardise security. A Home Office spokesperson said: “The UK government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. “It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.” The Duke of Sussex was approached for comment.
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