Prince Harry has been told he will get his security reviewed following his move back to the UK with Meghan and their children.
The issue has been a major cause of tension between the Sussexes and the Home Office committee which decides on the security provision for high-profile royals and politicians.
ITV News understands the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) has now written to the Duke of Sussex and informed him that his situation was discussed at a meeting last week.
It was decided that Harry should get a full review of his security now that he is resident in his home country and his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have started classes at a British school.
The official review carried out by Ravec is called a Risk Management Board, or RMB.
The committee has also decided that the Duchess of Sussex should have her own RMB at the same time.
It’s the first review of the potential risks and threats facing Meghan since the couple left the Monarchy in 2020.
By contrast, Harry only had a new RMB completed in July – just eight weeks ago.
At the time, however, those assessing his case did not know he was about to relocate his family to the UK.
Currently, the only protection the Sussexes have been given by British police is the phone number of a police liaison officer.
The duke has been told to call the phone number should he need police help, but he believes this is essentially zero protection as it would take officers a long time to reach him, were he or his family to be in distress or under attack.
However, further interim measures have been put in place to increase the security of their new home.
Security has been a major issue for Harry since he and Meghan left the institution.
He previously took legal action against the Home Office over the matter, which caused further tensions between him and his father, King Charles, given Harry was challenging His Majesty’s Government in the courts.
Harry maintains there are dozens of live threats against him and most of them have originated in Britain.
According to a report seen by ITV News earlier this year, the risks include a threat to his life made by al-Qaeda which was picked up by the FBI on a closed Telegram chat.
It was the US authorities which passed on the information to him rather than the British intelligence services.
Prince Harry rejects the claim made by Buckingham Palace that he is a “private citizen”, as he remains a high-profile public figure, the son of the British monarch and fifth in line of succession.
He is also a veteran of the British Army who completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
With Harry and Meghan’s two children aged seven and five starting school last week, and widespread public knowledge that the family has no police protection, the duke and duchess remained concerned about their family’s safety.
The couple pays for their own private security personnel. But in the UK, these individuals can’t carry guns and they do not have access to intelligence information from MI5 and MI6.
It is understood the two new RMBs for both Harry and Meghan will take place as soon as is practicable.
The Sussexes have been asked to submit any information they think is new or relevant following their new residency in the UK.
The location of their homes and of their children’s new school has not been made public.
Harry and Meghan have been told that the commissioning of two new risk assessments does not mean that the level of their protective security will be increased – only that it is being looked at again following their move from California.
