BBC: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s surprise announcement that they will return to the UK this month has reignited questions over the level of publicly funded security they will receive.
Prince Harry and Meghan plan to relocate from the US to a private, non-royal residence outside London, with their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, enrolled to start at school in September.
Their security was downgraded after they stopped being working royals in 2020 and moved to the US, where they have paid for their own protection.
The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office, will now have to make a new decision as previous arrangements were based on the Sussexes not living here permanently.
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Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said their security arrangements were a “private matter”.
Burnham, who does not decide about security for the Royal Family, added: “It’s a matter for Harry and for Meghan, and we wish them well in the move that they are making.”
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