Prince Harry's hidden fears for family as he continues battle over 'huge threat' An ex royal staffer has opened up about the "huge threats" Prince Harry faces as he continues to battle for taxpayer-funded security for UK visits.
In Spare, Harry claimed that the threat level against Meghan was incredibly high even before the couple's wedding in 2018, writing that the police told them "we'd become the prized target for terrorists and extremists" and that on the wedding day itself, snipers were placed on nearby rooftops due to the "unprecedented" threat level.
The former royal employee noted that when Princess Kate and Prince William got engaged, she was automatically given protection - however, Harry has claimed in his memoir Spare that this wasn't the case for Meghan, writing: "The Palace floated the idea of not giving her any security at all because I was now sixth in line to the throne".
Now, the Home Office offers him "bespoke" security, which is decided on a case-by-case basis, however, for Harry, this means that he feels unsafe bringing Meghan, Archie, and Lilibet to the UK without ensured police security.
The Duke also wrote that when their official security was removed and the couple was in Canada, their head of security begged his superiors not to leave the couple by themselves - with borders quickly closing across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the couple's location well known.
