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Harry, Meghan Security Should Be Reinstated ‘Before It’s Too Late’—Author

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Security

A prominent royal biographer has said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s police protection should be restored to the couple’s pre-royal retirement level when they are in Britain “before it’s too late.”

Omid Scobie, notable for his co-authored biography of Harry and Meghan in 2020 titled Finding Freedom, has written in a new column for Yahoo! News that the decision to reduce Harry’s police protection when he stepped away from his role as a full-time working member of the royal family comes across as “the Establishment punishing Harry, yet again, for breaking away from the Firm and sharing his experiences publicly.”

The comments come after Harry launched a second lawsuit against the U.K. government regarding his security, arguing against the decision to refuse his offer to pay for police protection when he visits his home country.

The lawsuit follows the first filed in January against the initial decision made by the Home Office’s Royal & VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC), that found, owing to his new status as a non-working royal, his publicly funded security allocation should be reduced.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are photographed on March 23, 2018. Royal biographer Omid Scobie has said the reduction of Harry’s security comes across as the British establishment “punishing” him for his royal exit and speaking about his experiences.
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In July a judge ruled that Harry could proceed with his lawsuit to argue that he should have been allowed to make representations to the committee before they made a final decision and that he should have been allowed to comment on the information RAVEC considered in relation to his case.

Both lawsuits are ongoing.

Scobie highlights the recent charging of Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, from Southampton, England with treason as evidence of the unique and very real threats currently faced by members of the royal family. Singh Chail attempted to enter Windsor Castle carrying a crossbow while Queen Elizabeth II was in residence on Christmas Day, 2021.

“For members of the monarchy, including those who have chosen to step away like Prince Harry,” he said, a “high level of security is essential.”

“Alongside the prime minister,” he continued, “Royal family members are some of the most targeted individuals in the country.”

In the January lawsuit filing, Harry’s legal team disclosed that a dangerous incident had occurred in relation to the royal’s security during his visit to Britain in July 2021, his first since the…

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