Prince Harry is reportedly “rattled” by news of a security incident involving his disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Ahead of a potential trip to the UK in July for an Invictus Games event, the Duke of Sussex will now be looking to double down on his security fight after claiming it’s “impossible” for him to take his family to his home country without police protection.
Reports also suggest Prince Harry has left the palace enraged after sending in a list of “demands” ahead of his trip to the UK this summer.
Prince Harry is reportedly shaken by news of his uncle Andrew’s security breach and will now intensify his efforts to ensure his security situation is sorted out.
Reports suggest the former Duke of York was walking his dogs near the Sandringham Estate, where he’s currently living out his exile from royal life, before a masked man suddenly jumped from a parked car and charged at him.
It took the intervention of his unarmed private bodyguard, who rushed him back into their vehicle and sped off.
Now sources have shared that the incident has further heightened the Duke’s concerns amid his own security fears in the UK after his taxpayers-funded police protection was withdrawn.
“Harry was horrified,” an insider told Rob Shuter’s #ShutterScoop. “If someone can get that close to Andrew near a royal estate, then nobody is truly protected anymore.”
The Duke Believes The Security Breach ‘Validates’ Everything He Has Been Saying
Harry has been embroiled in a multi-year legal battle with the Home Office over his security status, and has previously expressed concerns about the possibility of returning to the UK with his family if the situation remains the same.
According to the journalist, he now believes more than ever that the situation has strengthened his argument that royals need protection and are very vulnerable.
“Harry believes this validates everything he’s been saying,” the source said. “He keeps asking what stops the same thing from happening to Meghan or the children.”
“Harry does not defend Andrew personally,” another source explained. “But he believes royals are permanent high-risk targets regardless of public opinion.”
Prince Harry’s Fight For Protection Didn’t Go As He Wished
Last year, Harry lost an appeal to have his security detail reinstated when visiting the UK.
His security has been handled on a “bespoke,” case-by-case basis by RAVEC, where he is required to give a 30-day notice ahead of any potential entry into the UK before the committee makes a decision on what security he receives.
However, his lawyers have argued that the process hasn’t been conducted in good faith, and the committee didn’t properly reassess the threats he faced when considering his situation in 2020.
According to the BBC, they argued that he had been “singled out” for “inferior treatment,” but the court maintained that there wasn’t anything unlawful about how the decision was reached.
The Duke Was ‘Devastated’ By His Court Loss
Harry suffered a major loss in his fight for security as a judge ruled that his “sense of grievance” over how the decision by RAVEC was reached didn’t translate automatically to a successful appeal.
Following the ruling, Harry said he was “devastated” at losing the appeal and that the possibility of returning to the country with Meghan and his kids Archie and Lilibet was “impossible.”
“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point,” he said.
Buckingham Palace said at the time, “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”
Prince Harry Has Annoyed Several Royal Family Members With A List Of ‘Demands’
It comes amid reports Harry has left his family enraged with several “demands” ahead of his trip to his home country this summer.
The Duke will be in the country for an Invictus Games event and was understood to be looking to bring Meghan and his children. However, such reports have now been thrown up in flames following the latest security scare.
“Harry is coming in with all these demands on behalf of Meghan, and it’s rubbing a lot of people up the wrong way,” a source told Heat World. “Harry says he has no choice, based on how badly things have gone in the past.”
“The last thing he wants is Meghan walking into a situation where she feels judged, and he says all he’s asking is that she’s treated with basic respect and not cast as the bad guy before anything’s even happened,” they added.
Many of his family members are “outraged” that he’d even consider making the request, considering the fact that he left his working royal role in 2020, and the whole thing has Meghan written all over it.
“The fact that, once again, it all centers around Meghan — and presumably ensuring she’s treated with kid gloves,” the insider continued. “King Charles is clearly desperate for peace and to keep all sides happy, but he needs to be careful.”
“If it starts looking like he’s treating Harry like a prodigal son, it will cause a lot of resentment,” the source added.
