VF: Prince Harry ‘was devastated & close to tears’ when he heard RAVEC’s decision

For the Sussex family’s UK trip, I expect that there will be some news this weekend, and I expect that there will be some additional roadblocks thrown in Prince Harry and Meghan’s path. I still think that Thomas Markle will be dusted off, probably for a big Mail on Sunday story. If we know anything about Harry’s terrible brother and father, it’s that they will always rely on a wealth of lies, shenanigans and chicanery. In the meantime, people are still focused on the security issue. According to Katie Nicholl at Vanity Fair, Harry has been “close to tears” since he learned one week ago that his family would receive zero security.

Prince Harry is still intending to bring his family to the UK next week despite a fiasco over his security arrangements that has left him “close to tears,” a source tells Vanity Fair.

Harry, whose trip is in support of next year’s Invictus Games in Birmingham, confirmed to news outlets on Friday that he was bringing his wife, Meghan Markle, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to England for the family’s first visit back to the UK since 2022. But within hours of issuing the statements, the duke performed an extraordinary U-turn and was reportedly reconsidering bringing his family, after he was told that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) would not be providing full-time police protection during the trip.

Tax-payer-funded security is determined on a case-by-case basis by RAVEC and is usually only offered to full-time working members of the royal family. (When Vanity Fair contacted the Home Office, a spokesman confirmed its position remained the same.)

Despite the setback, a spokesperson for Prince Harry has said he is currently exploring “every available option” to come over as a family on July 7.

While King Charles has offered the family a suite of rooms at a royal residence—believed to be Buckingham Palace, where they would be completely secure—the Sussexes, who were planning to travel around the country, have been told they will not receive full police protection, which might have included a police motorcade for when they are traveling. (Representatives for the Sussexes and Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)

Despite not having round-the-clock security since Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals in 2020, Harry had hoped the security arrangements would be changed for the purposes of the trip. When RAVEC informed the Sussexes this would not be the case, hours after they reportedly issued a detailed op note about the engagements they planned to carry out, the Duke of Sussex “was devastated and close to tears,” a source told Vanity Fair.

“He had assumed that because he was bringing the kids, and the king had made a royal residence available to them, he would get what he has been pushing for all along—full-time police protection. That has not been the case,” the source said. “The king has made it clear that while he wants to see his estranged son and grandchildren, he will not intervene in security matters.”

“From speaking to people close to him, it’s clear he is stressed and very disappointed in RAVEC’s decision not to give his family the security he believes they need to have to be safe when they are traveling,” the source added.

[From Vanity Fair]

“The king will not intervene in security matters” then why was the risk assessment paused? A more honest statement would be “the king will not intervene in security matters to ensure that Harry and his family are safe, but the king will absolutely intervene to punish Harry for leaving.” Nicholl is a mouthpiece for Prince William and Kate in particular, and you can see that in her framing, as if Harry should have known better to not expect security… when he’s in the UK on official business for Invictus, which the UK is hosting. As for Harry being close to tears… I know that man is bumming out Meghan on their Portuguese vacation. I hope he hasn’t spent this entire week dealing with this.

Photos courtesy of Meghan’s Instagram.

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101 Responses to “VF: Prince Harry ‘was devastated & close to tears’ when he heard RAVEC’s decision”

  1. Brit says:

    Harry being close to tears is a BM/rota dream. I find it very disturbing that the press are taking glee in someone’s life being in danger because they don’t have access and the Sussexes don’t make them feel special. It seems like the one thing they can hold onto despite the fact they have been wanting them back for years and have been going off the deep end since 2020. The press is so dumb not to realize that they’re still losers in all of this.

    • Caitlin says:

      Indeed!!!! Highly doubt this intrepid royal reporter would be privy to Harry’s reaction and emotional state. FFS.

    • bisynaptic says:

      I doubt Nicholl has a real Sussex source.

      • irisrose says:

        She has a Middleton one, feeding her lies and colluding with her. Has for 20 years.

      • Agreatreckoning says:

        Katie Nicholl has no source in the Sussex camp. Harry wrote her off long ago. His real friends don’t speak to her.

  2. Shiela Kerr says:

    As if they have a clue how this Prince feels about anything. More nonsense for clicks.

    • Hypocrisys says:

      No but it is Willy’s wet dream is to punish Prince Harry so I’m assuming the part about PH being in tears was meant to appease the incandescent heir and his raging jealousy and obsession to punish others..

      • Graphinya Heather says:

        Unless those were tears of rage, then William might start to feel competitive. (cue more sports events where he can freely show his rage face)

      • MelodyM says:

        It’s time to burn this scam to the ground and send the leeches packing! They bring nothing to the table and just take take take! There’s so much good that could be done with all the money they suck up and hide away. The people deserve better!

  3. Kathgal says:

    They really can’t win. Good lord.

  4. Jais says:

    And yet Charles intervenes for Andrew’s security.

    • Hypocrisys says:

      Chuck intervenes for his brother who rapes trafficked children and women and uses state secrets like currency with more than just the royal protection officers he also fully funds his lifestyle and provides housing and covers all his expenses while keeping him cocooned safely on a Royal estate.. that is who Chuck supports not the son coming for events with veterans who actually didn’t disgrace and sell out the nation. This is all just sick between Princess Diana’s birthday with the mistress choosing to post a photo with an evil bigot who spreads lqbtq hate was a vile and deliberate choice against Diana then you have Willy and Chuck trying to kill her youngest child and grandchildren the same way they killed her and Waity making the show all about herself trying to gaslight the world that she’s trekking up mountains in record time while the confederate flag is being flown openly at events on the Sandringham royal estate. British people really need to stop funding this deadly and hateful circus..

      • Amy says:

        Spot on! What a disgusting group of bigots and evil people. Harry and Meghan are the only ones who shouldn’t hang their heads in shame constantly. I hope they remains safe and get to do the things that are meaningful and important to them without a lot of excess nonsense.

      • YankeeDoodles says:

        This is @Hypocrisy, AGREED!!!!!

      • Tessa says:

        And Kate pretending she is working checking in crowds at Wimbledon. And some wanting to pose for selfies with them. The Kent s were patrons and did not behave that way. They presented the trophies and did not go around playing up to the cameras.its all downhill for that family

      • Hypocrisys says:

        So many creepy royal circus acts to list since the announcement of the Sussex schedule for the visit I missed Waity blatantly swf ing Meghan right down to her ponytail for a Wimbledon game..

      • Patty says:

        This all day long !

      • Magi7 says:

        It’s pretty shocking isn’t it. You said it right. It’s blatant favouritism for a brother who is a narcissistic sli*ebag vs allowing his own son’s life to be in danger because he spoke his truth to the world and is more like his mother – he possesses a heart of compassion for others. The father is literally just as amoral as the brother, just in different ways.

        Harry – leave the family at home for godsake!!

    • Kit says:

      Yes, because among the toffs and royals, human trafficking & pedophilia are considered “eccentric” behavior and even when it’s bad PR, they will hemmed and hawed to the public, but in private it’s regarded as an inconvenience. Why? Because that’s tradition for them, They’ve done far worse.

      No, the worst thing to these toffs and royals is to break away from such toxicity and be successful doing so. It’s a class and cult thing combined. While they want to keep their lot super tiny to have the envied exclusivity, they absolutely are terrified of anyone of stature changing or leaving.

      The worst threat to these lazy twats is a hardworking woman who by her presence and work ethic show the world how lazy and inept rulers they are. They only survived thru sheer wealth, grafts, and old boy network.

      • GTWiecz says:

        Like Ghislaine Maxwell, who called those trafficked girls “trash”, the classist aristos do too. So what he raped trafficked minors? They were “trash”! That’s why what Andrew did doesn’t seem too bad for them. Rich men have been sexually assaulting poor young women for centuries. Imagine in the 1600, 1700, 1800’s. Servants, girls in villages, they couldn’t say anything. Imagine how many of our female ancestors were raped.

      • Lorelei says:

        @Tessa, I agree about the Kents and have always wondered why the Queen gave Kate the Wimbledon patronage instead of just waiting until the Kents were no longer willing or able to do it; it’s not as if they were going to be around for decades. They took it seriously, and Kate only cares about the men’s finals and being photographed.

  5. Dee(2) says:

    I would believe that I have sources in the Sussex camp before she does. This is fantasizing about how they feel, or how certain senior royals and courtiers want them to feel. If Harry was near tears this week I would imagine it would be in anger and nothing else.

    But, I don’t even think that is the case. I’m sure he was rightfully upset and frustrated last weekend, but he’s probably been strategizing this whole week. That seems more in his character than moping around. I would imagine he’s probably spent more this week discussing with Invictus and the other charities how they can still meet in the safest manner possible, and keeping the media out of the loop as much as possible.

    And I sincerely hope that he has continued to not provide any information to any of the Palaces about their plans, or where they’re going to stay, or even who is coming. I hope next week they just pop up places and then disappear. Give interviews to foreign press, and exclusive photos as well. I want the BM to starve.

    • Jais says:

      Agree. If anything, he’s had to spend his vacation time strategizing. But yeah, I’d imagine he has interviews and press lined up and they will be asking about his security.

    • Kat says:

      Chris Ship was interviewed for ITV he seems positive towards Harry, he said that on Harry’s last trip.to Nottingham he didnt even have Poloce protection just his own security, he said it was unbelievable!

      • Blujfly says:

        It was glossed over by the press, but in addition to the stalker, Harry was also caught in a traffic jam surrounded and likely caused by paparazzi on one of his trips to England. Unlike others, Ship seems swayed by this and the security assessment. Also, it was never ever claimed prior to this that he and the second closest set of literal heirs to the British throne would be left without security while in the UK.

  6. ecsmom says:

    They are endangering everyone that is attending the Invictus one year to go celebration. Birmingham and any country sending wounded soldiers should speak up now!!

  7. Tessa says:

    Harry knows the score I doubt he was about to cry. Time for cutting ties

  8. Jay says:

    Aside from the fact that Katie N. certainly doesn’t know as anything about Harry’s feelings, is this really the best she can do? She’s straight up admitting that Harry is coming to the UK for a legit reason, that he wanted to bring his children to see the place where he was born, and that his family is too petty to see him. She’s saying out loud that they are punishing Harry by potentially endangering his children! It’s insane.

  9. Beth says:

    Ah. Katie Nicholl. She who is named in the ANL court case – judgement being handed down on Tuesday. She’s had contact with Tom ‘Psycho’ Sykes very recently and probably got the nonsense tears and trauma stuff from him. Nicholl’s getting increasingly unhinged and agitated about anything and everything Harry and Meghan, as is Sykes. These people are repulsive.

  10. Tessa says:

    And also Meghan with their children. Meghan s presence is called for

  11. Nancy says:

    In this situation what I would do if I were Harry & Meghan is cancel Meghan and the children’s visit and only fly in Harry for the Invictus events and the charity appearances. The family could continue their lovely European vacation and Harry could rejoin them. I would also have my spox make a clear statement that this change was due to the lack of security.

    • sparrow says:

      I think this is a sensible idea, Nancy. Someone said below that the press are salivating at the mouth to get pictures of Meghan. There’s a vicious smoke and mirrors game going on – the press is rolling out story after story about how Harry is demanding security, oh so dramatic of him, ‘stay home if you’re that chicken’ kind of thing, and yet they really want Harry’s whole family here, for the photos and reporting. At this point, I’d stay away if I were Meghan and the kids. Unfair but safe.

    • Me at home says:

      Agree this seems like the best and safest course. No doubt Harry is working the phones furiously behind the scenes to ensure security at the last minute. But this is probably the Sussexes’ fallback plan. It would be awful to subject the kids and Meghan, as they travel between Charles and/or Earl Spencer and/or wherever else, to the British press without proper security.

      Would Harry traveling alone still visit Charles and/or Earl Spencer and his mother’s grave?

  12. Lia says:

    I bet indeed he had to spend his vacation strategising, which must be very frustrating.
    Back when the Sentebale thing happened, so many people were rightly predicting that Invictus would be next. Making it difficult for him to have security while highlighing the risks he will be subjected to during the events, seems like a first step into this direction. I bet William and his people are trying to find a away to weasel on of their minions in the board or executive team. I am sure after Sentebale Harry is more prepared for such eventualities.

    • tara says:

      I agree with you, they are prepared and saw this coming. Wait and see. And also, I really hope no Sussex family member including Harry will be there in presence, and that the Games will be pulled. As somebody else here brought up, if Harry does not show up William gets the pictures – that is a very realistic scenario, so dont give him the chance. Every single person involved will be happy to wait if that means to not endanger the Sussexes, the games, the visitors and Harrys ownership of it.

      • Jais says:

        See, I’m changing on this. Let me be clear, I want the whole family safe. But man oh man, after all this, if they can find a safe way, I wana see Meghan by Harry’s side at the IG events. And at well child and scottyssoldiers. She has always supported him at these events and it’s a travesty that she is being blocked from doing so in the uk. It’s appalling.

      • Irisrose says:

        The games cannot be pulled from birmingham without IG foundation getting sued.

        The games will be in Birmingham and Harry will be there. Meghan may not be, but Harry will.

  13. Harla says:

    I don’t think that any announcement will happen this weekend, the behind the scenes negotiations are probably still taking place and there are many players involved. I can only imagine how furious the IG committee is, as this directly impacts the event and will cause them to wonder if security will be an issue next year for the Games themselves.

    • Mairzy Doats says:

      The city of Birmingham has to be extremely concerned. They have an economic stake in this and are invested in a successful outcome.

      • Harla says:

        Exactly! The rota seems pretty gleeful at this latest turn without pausing to think about who else it’s affecting and how easily something could go sideways very quickly.

  14. Becks1 says:

    Close to tears? I doubt it. But I’m sure he was furious. I don’t think he “assumed” anything about security. I think someone made assurances to him and then it was yanked.

    • Jais says:

      Do you have any theories on why it was yanked suddenly or do you think that was always the plan? Bc that’s one of my big questions.

      • Lorelei says:

        @Jais, I’m obviously not Becks, but IMO this was their plan all along— let Harry believe he’d have security and then yank it at the last minute, causing all of this chaos and then blaming it on the “dramatic” Sussexes.

  15. Margaret A. Shannon says:

    I really want to know WHY Andrew is protected despite peddling state secrets for personal gain and raping children and Harry is not? Does Andrew have compromat on Charles and Camilla?

    • Interested Gawker says:

      Because Andrew has BP and KP in a vice. If they shop him to the proper authorities he will sing like a canary and they can’t have that.

      • Margaret A. Shannon says:

        Yes, but what is it? Must be really big for him to so abuse his own son.

      • Interested Gawker says:

        Take your pick, Andrew has had a front row seat to things that span from just being embarrassing to being criminal in QEII & CIII’s reign. He could blow up a lot for all of them.

      • Lorelei says:

        But Harry still has a whole lot of things he could spill that he’s stayed silent on. And Meghan has made it clear that she kept a diary during her time in the UK (and didn’t she pointedly say at one point that she never had to sign any type of NDA?). I hope if they keep poking the bear like this, Harry will finally get fed up and retaliate. Maybe this will be the last straw.

  16. Brassy Rebel says:

    I’m not sure if any of this is true or if this is just more of the “Harry is desperate to come home” narrative they’re so fond of. But if any of it is true, someone should just pull Harry aside and tell him, your beloved Papa is telling you, “Nice little family you’ve got there. Be a shame if anything happened to them.”

    • Mrs Robinson says:

      Totally. But Charles isn’t playing a long game. Can you imagine if they did come to the UK and something happened? Charles and William would be finished.

      • Brassy Rebel says:

        I’m not sure they would be finished. The British media ecosystem has so many people brainwashed that many people would sympathize with both of them and never make the connection to the lack of security. My own observation of the American political system and how mis and disinformation is so easily gobbled up by so many people makes me skeptical that any harm coming to the Sussex family or even a mass casualty event would ever be traced back to the royals and their sycophants. I’ve come to believe that you can fool most of the people most of the time. Especially with the British media churning out raw propaganda 24/7.

      • Irisrose says:

        No the BRF wouldn’t be finished. The tabloids would bang on endlessly about how Sussex family took their own risks and deserved it. And the country would fall in line behind that idea.

    • Nuke says:

      Yes – this. And observers are understanding it better than H right now. If I wasn’t aware that Diana’s death was caused by security problems, I would know it now. Charles is shouting to the world that he had a hand in her death and won’t intervene to prevent it from happening again.

  17. Amy Bee says:

    Katie Nicholl said on TV that Harry had a two year crush on Meghan having watched Suits and let’s not forget that she was a defendant in the lawsuit against the DM. So I’m not believing anything she says about Harry. No one close to him is talking to her.

    • Magdalena says:

      Thank you, THIS. Katie Nicholl (?) needs to lie to get her article printed, otherwise she won’t be able to eat or put a roof over her head. And she is totally without shame and craven with it.

    • Irisrose says:

      She is also a Middleton insider who has colluded with Kate and Carole for years.

  18. sharon says:

    The royal family is on the wrong side of history. Period.

    • sparrow says:

      Good call, Sharon. Beyond that, I actually think the BRF is beyond history in all senses. Polls show young people don’t care about the monarchy. The BRF is losing its foothold, fast. In a roundabout way, Meghan gave them their last gasp – the hatred they whipped up about her has given them a renewed ascendancy of sorts, particularly for Kate, but it won’t carry on for too long.

  19. samipup says:

    RAVEC Stand for The royal and executive VIP committee. So yeah, not just working royals, and Andrew isn’t a working Royal. Also Most executive VIPs are not working royals, yet they get security.

  20. Magdalena says:

    “Tax-payer-funded security is determined on a case-by-case basis by RAVEC and is usually only offered to full-time working members of the royal family. ”

    This is a TOTAL lie, and Vanity Fair should be ashamed to print this, despite attempting to cover its arse by claiming that the Home Office agreed. If so, then it means that the Home Office does not know its own damn rules because there are hundreds, if not thousands of people who receive automatic police protection when they visit the UK.

    Journalism really has gone to the effin dogs. A bit of common sense should have shown the publication that its statement is nonsense. Is that “Home Office” source actually from Ravec, or William’s office? Or a British tabloid?

    Are all those former prime ministers full time members of the royal family? Is Taylor Swift? Salman Rushdie? All of those Arab princes for whom Ravec apparently did not pause its risk assessments??? High ranking diplomats from various regions of the world and their families???

    Ugh. I could scream.

    • Jay says:

      Exactly – we know this is not true, but it’s been a convenient fiction pushed by the palace. That your safety should be determined by your proximity to the throne and also whether you appear in the court circular, I guess? It’s pure desperation and stupidity.

      Actually, come to think if it, maybe I’m on to something with measuring your eligibility for security by number of lifetime official engagements – Anne and the Duke of Gloucester would be rolling while the Wales might be scrambling.

  21. Lara (the other) says:

    What irritates me, why are the RR not pushing for security for H&M? They desperately need pictures of Meghan, if only to twist the narrative and an write how terrible she is and how unhappy. A picuture of the kids, even from behind and blurred would be worth millions. And far more than repeating the same old false accusations over and over again.
    At the and they are hitting their bottom line by ding everything to keep the Sussexes out of the country.

    • Jais says:

      Some of them are but it’s feeling very too little too late. ITV imo has a vested interest bc they are supposed to cover and air the IG in the uk so they would likely be getting special access to both Harry and Meghan. But now that’s threatened.

  22. Graphinya Heather says:

    Wild idea here.

    What if they are putting road block after road block to make Harry feel as unsafe as possible and worried his presence will threaten the safety of all the attendees so he doesn’t attend and instead goes by video or whatever. Then William shows up to the games as the representative of the UK just so the games start to be associated with his increasingly ugly mug, thereby starting his take over of Invictus which we all know he wants.

    • Jais says:

      Oh I think they absolutely want Harry to do everything through zoom and not step foot in the uk for his work with IG or anything else. And if William ever did swoop in, I’d imagine the cameras will catch all the veterans asking him why he can’t keep his brother safe. And why can’t Harry be here? And isn’t it terrible that Harry can’t be here in his home country? So if William wants that smoke live and on air, sure, he can try.

    • sparrow says:

      I’ll accept your wild idea and raise it to “it never occurred to me before, but I think you’re right”.

    • Monika says:

      Not wild at all.

      This last minute decision about the security is imo to derail the trip.
      I do not think that the RF mind Harry attending events in the UK but they are absolutely scated of Meghan and Archie and Lilibet to return to the UK and Meghan being visible, attending public events.

      This issue with security is about protection for Meghan and Archie and Lilibet. Harry has found a strategy to cope with the present security arrangement. This is about Meghan and children returning to the UK and the RF is scared of that and will do everything to derail this.

  23. Kate says:

    Security should be a non negotiable with getting them games. People say no way he’ll lose the invictus but if he becomes a risk or can’t even attend I see it as the start of well maybe he should be removed. Lying and saying Charles can’t do anything is getting old. It is clear he and William are actively stopping the security. His pedo brother is protected, the queen protected Harry and family, clearly something could be done. They do not want Harry there for invictus and they do not want Meghan and the kids there. He doesn’t miss or long to see them. I don’t agree with some that the press want Meghan and kids, if they did, security would be handled on their demand. Hating Harry and Meghan gets more clicks than a private trip with no access or pictures.

  24. Wesley says:

    This is William. Charles is literally a dead man walking, Ravec will take care to appease the incoming power. The Government needs to crack the whip over this, they aren’t natural Royalists in power – maybe the new PM will make it happen.

  25. Ciotog says:

    It wasn’t even a decision by RAVEC, since it is a “pause” in making a decision.

  26. sparrow says:

    Harry has UK ties that stretch way back to his childhood, and therefore he’d naturally like to visit various family members, colleagues, and certainly old friends, and Meghan has friends and colleagues here, so I fully understand why they both intend to come over. There’s also work to do. And why not? This is natural behaviour. But the question for me is always, why has Charles never hopped on a plane to see them in America? Do you think he has and it’s been done on the down low? I would hope so, because who wouldn’t want to see their grandchildren. I’d had enough of it all yesterday. Beavering away, cooking, laundry, cleaning, finishing a report, and then I saw the photos from Wimbledon and just thought, this is such a weird world; a wealthy woman who does very little is lauded for watching a tennis match.

  27. Tn Democrat says:

    His father and brother showed who they are when they pulled his security in Canada in 2020 and with every vile leak designed to hurt him since he was a child. Harry knows his family is terrible and just made them show themselves for who they are. Every Christmas and summer holiday the rota print woes is me leaked articles about Charles’s desperation to see his Sussex grandkids. Harry publicly offered to bring the kids and because Harry refuses to give Charles/the rota a money shot of their faces (and planned to do work events with Meghan and spend time with Diana’s family), chaos has reigned. Harry is somewhere warm, fancy and private enjoying his family/privilege and not an emotional wreck (unless he angry cries when he is furious). Andrew committed treason to participate in sex crimes. Charles keeps Andrew protected AND finances his lifestyle AND pays both York sisters ridiculously low rent, but will put into play the same scenerio that k!lled 3 people and maimed another because his charismatic younger son naturally upstages him AND he would rather the Sussexes be h@rmed than be personally upstaged. The left behinds are more than willing to cause a t#rr@rist attack at events honoring international vets because they bigly jealous tantrum throwing toddler man cry babies. The UK must never be allowed to host another international event again because their leadership is a petty clownshow that gives no fs about anyone’s safety when the royal family’s ego is twinged.

  28. Lady Digby says:

    RAVEC, Prince Harry & UK Close Protection | Westminster Security https://share.google/3SVFn2NYr7NebtmEo
    This is a recent lengthy summary of the current situation and various options and resulting implications. Shouldn’t it boil down to is he deemed to be under threat or not and how is it possible to bid to hold IG in Birmingham and yet not be able to guarantee the safety of it’s patron and wife who attend these events!?

  29. QuiteContrary says:

    If anyone is crying, it’s the rota at the thought of Meghan and the kids not coming. So much revenue would be lost.

    And it’s Kate who’s terrified of being upstaged again if Meghan does come.

    Poor Harry, though — it must suck being reminded again and again that his father is such a piece of excrement.

  30. tamsin says:

    Invictus involves the military and therefore the governments of 25 other countries. Why are William and Charles so blind as to not see that their petty jealousy and desire to punish Harry not see this.

  31. CreoleTomato says:

    This is @GRAPHINYA HEATHER. Absolutely agree with you. This feels like a premeditated set-up that began with the bid for the UK to host the Invictus Games, spearheaded by the same loser that derailed Sentebale. They’ve planned this all along to lure H&M and their children back, knowing they would never allow them protection on UK soil. The BRF are a bunch of criminally insane sickos.

  32. MsKrisTalk says:

    The petty side of me has all these scenarios that would drive the royal family crazy. Meghan shows up in Serena’s box at Wimbledon. Extra side of petty if she also happens to be there the same day as Sicknote. The Spencer property is their safe place and our favorite aunts and uncle release a beautiful family picture of themselves with Harry and Meghan watching the children play. The palace would crash out because let’s be honest Princess Diana is still more popular than the king even in death. Harry and Meghan, along with the organizations that they are working with, release a fake schedule of their appearances to the royal family and royal media and at the last minute release the correct schedule to the public. There would still be a larger crowd waiting for them compared to working royals and no protesters. I wish that Harry’s friends from the military could organize decoy maneuvers and run interference for him and Meghan to protect them. Praying for protection for the Sussex family. We know that the royals are trying to harm them if they can’t control them.

    • Anare says:

      I was thinking of the same thing. Harry, Meghan and the kids should still go but those children should be kept completely out of view. They should spend happy, peaceful time at Althorp and the only photos would be taken with the Spencer family and only shared by Harry and Meghan if they feel like it. Harry and Meghan can attend the Invictus festivities, see friends or do whatever they want and should not give a second of their time to Harry’s family. When you, sadly, have a toxic family you have to cut that sh*t off and go live your best life. Harry must know that his family will never change, will never have his best interests at heart, will never be able to be trusted, and he will never be safe with them, so just cut them off and don’t look back.

  33. That is so! says:

    I think to some institutionalist Prince Harry and his family are more of a danger to the BRF and conservative institutions that depend on the BRF’s survival than Guy Fawkes ever was.

    Through his financial independence and his philanthropic work he has proven you don’t have to be a member of the royal family to have significant social impact.

    It seems no member of the direct BRF can avoid chants of “NOT MY KING, NOT MY KING” and protest signs lambasting their cost when they venture out to public events.

    Imagine Prince Harry ascending the INVICTUS stage to thunderous applause, and King Charles or the Petulant Prince being greeted with lukewarm applause or worse mumbles and grumbles of Not My King.

    Then they would have to seize Harry and secrete him away to a forgotten dungeon on some backwater royal property.

    My crystal Orb sees obstacles and more obstacles to the Sussexes visiting Jolly Olde Britain for the INVICTUS One Year to Go.

    The BRF, Royal institutions, and conservative government entities will have an entire year to create greater roadblocks to keep Harry away from the true games. Imagine what a victory it would be for the British royal remnants if they could pull off a successful INVICTUS game without Prince Harry presence and weaponize the British and Murdoch Tabloids to spin the narrative that Harry cares about other veterans more than the British ones which is why he skipped Birmingham.

  34. samihali says:

    This VF article is full of disinformation designed to make the RF’s decision seem reasonable. It also uses the distraction of portraying Harry’s problem as a soap opera. But blocking someone from traveling to partake in business, social or cultural life is a human rights abuse — a weapon used many times against persecuted minorities and political refugees.

  35. Lurker says:

    “Tax-payer-funded security is determined on a case-by-case basis by RAVEC and is usually only offered to full-time working members of the royal family.”

    For crying out loud, that’s not RAVEC’s purpose! Royals and VIPs, Katie! You can bet when the “working royals” teams arrange public engagements they also arrange police protection, let the host city know if a motorcade will be necessary or if they will arrive by helicopter. How many barricades to keep the protesters at bay, school buses with children? Everything gets arranged by the Palace and Palace security, not RAVEC. Security travels with the royals and additional police are there when they arrive.

    RAVEC’s job is to arrange security for NON Working members of the RF and VIPs, depending on risk assessments. Don’t try to sell me that the RF doesn’t have automatic assessments every few months, depending on intel the Home Office gathers.

    Harry. Meghan, and the children are royals and VIPs. It is RAVECs job to provide risk assessments and security. I really wish someone would hold them accountable for not doing their jobs. Clearly the palace intervened to punish Harry. It is a shame how they not only disregard his safety, but also the safety of children and of course the public. Do they want someone to shoot at an event? WellChild? Scotty’s Little Soldiers? How many innocent bystanders dead or injured wouldn’t “disturb the public unduly” should someone decide to “take the traitor and his witch” out?

    • Kasztanka says:

      And what do they care if some random people get killed! The media will have a story, and Charles and William will blame Harry.

  36. Over it says:

    Charles is Satan on earth and Willy is his hand maiden . These two are the definition of evil walking amongst us. Harry needs to understand when it comes to Charles . He has zero redeeming qualities. He is a sad pathetic little petulant man child . I pray Harry can go safely to the uk and handle his Invictus responsibilities and then peace out of that country safe and sound . If possible, go see his Spencer family. Charles does not deserve the privilege of seeing Harry or Meghan or their children. It’s clear to anyone who isn’t a racist dumb piece of shit who licks the Windsors boots that Chucky and his bald demon heir don’t care if Harry and his family lives or dies

  37. Siri says:

    The Invictus Games should never be about whether or not Harry can get security for his children and Meghan. It’s not about them. The Invictus Games is about wounded warriors. Because the issue of security for his wife and children have become center stage, Harry should just state that Meghan will not be participating in any of the Invictus events but she sends her love and support. I fear that if this circus continues, sponsors will begin to see Harry as more of a liability to this event than an asset and that is exactly what Charles and William want. RAVEC made it clear that if they got Charles permission they would provide security. Harry just doesn’t want to deal with the fact that his father and brother are pure evil.

    • Kingston says:

      Why should Harry, the Founder of IG and without whose initiative all these veterans whose lives he’s literally saved, would not have been saved, PLUS the thousands of other vets/WIS service personnel overbthesebpast 10 yrs whose lives and that of their FAMILIES have been blessed because of H’s initiative, be made to suffer from the exclusion of HIS WIFE…HIS FAMILY to satisfy the depraved desires of amoral ghouls for the destruction of IG.

    • irisrose says:

      Only a deranger would claim Harry would be a liability to HIS Invictus Games.

      • Siri says:

        I have never been accused of being a deranged before so this is a new one. I am looking at things like an outsider looking in, and as a person that has handled both mid-management marketing and Human Resources in a company with over 700,000 employees nationwide. My opinion was not stated with malice, and it was also not stated without rational thought.

        Sometimes you have to step back from a situation when things aren’t going as planned, redefine your actual goal, make a critical assessment as to what is preventing you from achieving your goal, remove barriers to achieving that goal, and move forward. The goal is to successfully promote the Invictus Games. Meghan shouldn’t be part of that equation period.

        What I suggested just basically jumped to the endgame, which is to successfully promote the Invictus Games. Meghan is a personal goal for Harry and that is why I suggested to eliminate her from the equation. That is the PROFESSIONAL thing to do and the right thing to do for the sake of the Invictus Games.

  38. Nic919 says:

    Harry managed to not cry while walking behind his mother’s coffin as a young child. He’s not going to cry over this nonsense.

  39. Henny Penny says:

    I call BS. I do think Charles is covering Harry’s security, but it’s a secret. I don’t believe Harry would have signed off on this trip with his kids and Meghan without that promise and guarantee. I think all of this is nonsense to sell papers and throw everyone into confusion. I also think there’s a lot of William and Camilla tossing in the wind here. I could be mistaken. I just have a lot of faith in Harry and Meghan to know what they are doing

  40. Kelly Blue says:

    People is reporting that Meghan, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet, will not accompany Harry to London when he arrives in the U.K. next week. Congrats Chuck, Egg, and the Royal Rota for getting what you want. I hope it burns.

    • Mightymolly says:

      I just saw that on BBC and came straight here. The safety of his family matters most. This is probably the best decision right now, but how heart breaking for Harry to yet again be foiled in plans to share his homeland and mother’s memorial with his children.

      • Mightymolly says:

        I’m not at all worried about Charles. He’s the friggin’ KING OF ENGLAND. If he wanted to know his grandchildren, he’d make that happen. In the celeb world, traveling between CA/NYC and London is just a Tuesday. It’s insane how hard it is for Harry and his family.

        Harry has every reason to believe his family isn’t safe. His father knows exactly why and should move the moon and stars to make Harry and his family feel welcome.

  41. Henny Penny says:

    Well, I was certainly wrong in thinking that Harry wouldn’t even agree in the first place to bringing Meghan and the children if he hadn’t been guaranteed security by Charles. But apparently Charles really is that stupid and that weak.

  42. QuiteContrary says:

    Good for Harry.

    Nice going, Charles, you POS.

  43. paintybox says:

    I hate that this story never gets any better, that Charles is determined to show himself to be just as sh*tty and appalling a person as Meghan’s rotten father is. King schming.

    • Tessa says:

      Charles is bad father and grandfather. Charles has the heir he deserves

    • Tiffi says:

      At least meghan father felt slighted at first and is doing this mostly for money.
      Charles is just being a jerk for no reason. He wants them to bend the knee but he is too old for this.

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