The late Queen is said to have been concerned about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being stripped of their security.
The late Queen is said to have been concerned over Meghan and Harry’s security loss (Image: GETTY)
The late Queen Elizabeth II’s true feelings about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s security has been revealed in unearthed letter.
After stepping down as senior working royals at the start of 2020, Meghan and Harry lost many benefits of royal life – including that of automatic police security in the United Kingdom.
Whilst Harry is said to have disputed his security removal, in a separate legal case he is involved in a letter written on behalf of his late grandmother.
The letter – which was penned by the late monarch’s private secretary Sir Edward Young – read: “You will understand well that ensuring that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain safe is of paramount importance to Her Majesty and her family.
“Given the Duke’s public profile by virtue of being born into the Royal Family, his military service, the Duchess’s own independent profile, and the well-documented history of targeting of the Sussex family by extremists, it is imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security.”
Meghan and Harry stepped down from royal duties in 2020 (Image: GETTY)
Sir Edward’s letter also noted that the late Queen was well aware however that RAVEC would make their final decision on Harry and Meghan’s security independently. But that it also made clear that the late monarch felt that it was important that they continued to receive adequate protection.
The letter was then handed down in a judgment from Mr Justice Nicklin in a libel case Harry brought against Associated Newspapers Limited over an article by the Mail on Sunday in 2022. The article was about Harry’s legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements.
Harry recently spoke of his security battle, which began back in 2020, in a documentary titled ‘Tabloids on Trail’ – which aired on ITV last month. The Duke spoke of his fears over bringing his young family to the UK. The 39-year-old suggested that his fears were the reason for his wife’s absence from the UK – and why they hadn’t bought their children to his home country since 2022.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex now reside in the US, where they have lived since 2020. The couple moved a few months after stepping down from royal duties with their now-five-year-old son, Archie. They welcomed their daughter Lilibet, now three, in June 2021.