King Charles is reportedly set to be feeling wary about his younger son again as Prince Harry has made a new bid regarding his UK taxpayer-funded security. In May, The Duke of Sussex lost a court appeal against the Home Office to try and increase his UK taxpayer-funded security rights.
This comes after his security was downgraded when he quit royal life and moved to America in 2020. While the situation caused some tension between Harry, 41, and his father King Charles, 76, with the pair reportedly not speaking at times, their relationship seems to have been on the up since the end of the court case, with the pair even meeting last month for the first time in over a year.
However, Harry’s decision to write to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and ask for the Royal and VIP executive committee [Ravec], overseen by the Home Office, to do a risk assessment seems to have brought the issue back to the surface.
This has reportedly complicated things for the King, and the hopes for his relationship with his younger son to return to what it once was.
This is because Harry also told the BBC in May after losing the court appeal regarding his security that he thinks his father could have resolved the issue – despite the fact the court process being something the monarch should not, and has not, got involved with.
As reported by The Times, a royal source has said: “It’s not going to help matters. We’re back to where we were.
“The King cannot and will not lobby, that’s inappropriate. His representatives cannot advocate for policy outcomes, particularly in relation to his own family. The royal household representative on the Royal and VIP executive committee [Ravec], overseen by the Home Office, is not there to advocate a position for a member of the royal family. They are purely there as a liaison to the household.”
They continued: “If you put yourself in the mind of a father who is repeatedly told he should and could intervene, that is not very helpful, complicates matters and shows a lack of understanding about the reality of the situation.”
While Harry is not taking the matter to court again, he has reportedly requested a risk assessment to be carried out.
This is something that the duke has not had since 2019, and should reportedly be done annually.
The King has not commented on the matter.
