Harry ‘never’ thought his family’s protection would be taken away when he and Meghan stepped back
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Harry ‘never’ thought British police would strip his family of protection when he and Meghan stepped back as royals.
- The Duke of Sussex thought he would always have police protection
- Harry said his family’s security was removed on March 31, 2020
- He felt vulnerable with less than three weeks to make arrangements.
- The Duchess broke down because she feared that her children were not safe.
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The Duke of Sussex said he “never” thought British police would withdraw protection from his family after they stepped down as royals.
Harry said that he had reassured his wife on the subject. ‘M asked me: ‘Would you take away our security?’ I told him, ‘They’ll never do that.’
Meghan’s background, her heritage, the well-documented hate campaigns against us, suspicious packages being sent to palaces, specifically bearing her name or mine. ‘She said, ‘Do you think they will?’ I said, ‘No, they would never do that. And they did.
Harry said his family’s security was cleared on March 31, 2020, leaving him less than three weeks to make arrangements. He claims his family was left at their most vulnerable after announcing they were resigning and found themselves “completely surrounded” by the press on Vancouver Island in Canada.
The Duke of Sussex said he “never” thought British police would strip his family of protection.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at the time that, at the request of the Metropolitan Police, it had been providing assistance to Scotland Yard officers, but said that would end when the Sussexes’ status changed.
The Duchess broke down as she described receiving death threats and fearing her children were not safe. Since then, Harry and Meghan’s deals with Netflix and Spotify have allowed them to pay for security.
But the duke has launched legal action against the Home Office for his safety in the UK.