Prince Harry.....latest

Boz

He is the tail being wagged by the dog!

Slightly off-piste; a headline to-day suggested the P.M. leave Office and take her husband with him.

Back-seat drivers in charge?

Should that read “take her husband with her Boz?

Just posting here so that I don’t lose the thread, excuse me
Off to read it now…

The reason given for not complying with Harry’s demands, as I understand it, is that if police security was to be hired out privately, then other famous and rich people would want to hire them too. And that is not their job. Primarily their job is to protect the monarch, and her direct descendants. That means the Queen, Charles and his consort, William and his consort, George and the other children in the direct line, meaning Charlotte and Louis. Other than that, royals when engaged in royal duties. That’s it! It’s simple enough to understand. Police security cannot be bought.
And it’s got nothing to do with Gransnetters wanting Harry and Meghan and their children to be put at risk. It’s to do with rules, just like Djokovic.

Esspee

Boz

He is the tail being wagged by the dog!

Slightly off-piste; a headline to-day suggested the P.M. leave Office and take her husband with him.

Back-seat drivers in charge?

Should that read “take her husband with her Boz?

Of course. My apologies.

Lucca

Chestnut

I'm going to stick my head above the parapet and say I think he should be able to pay for Police protection whilst here in the UK.

Whatever we think of him, he and his children are direct blood line to the Queen and if they had stayed here would have had Police protection round the clock. They are only going to be here for a few days, would it really be too much to provide that protection for such a short time? They won't be here for weeks or months. And it won't come free.

A very fair comment IMO

Direct blood line to the Queen……Are they.? Can we be absolutely certain of that fact.

But direct blood line of the Queen aren’t all given security. That’s the point.

Precisely.

Reading this thread I was just thinking how history repeats itself within the royal family. Firstly Edward Duke of Windsor, then Princess Margaret who both shook up the monarchy, now Andrew and then the next generation Harry.
Is there always someone who kicks against the traces?

Sparklefizz

When I read it, my first thought was that he was finding an excuse NOT to come to the UK during the Queen's platinum celebrations. "It's all your fault I can't bring my children over" blah blah blah.

Mine too!

Absolutely agree maddyone.

6 pages and going strong......

He is a grandchild of the Queen, so are Zara and Peter, Beatrice
and Eugene. They don’t get security.

I can't imagine them as a family all coming to the celebrations. Also the media would be all focussing on them, it would spoil things for the Queen. Not that that's bothered them in the past.

They are probably asking so they can do a woe is me chapter in Harry’s, what’s left to tell, fiction.

They’ve made it abundantly clear what they think about the RF and the British so best they stay as far away as possible.

None of their fiendish plots have worked out so they are now back on the scrounge.

Was he given protection on a more recent visit to the UK for the unveiling of the statue of his late mother HRH Diana Princess of Wales.?

Lemsip
Now who might have given him that idea.?

Diana after her divorce was not HRH. That title went at the same time, she lost her royal protection at her own request as she apparently believed that anyone hired by the RF would be spying on her.

I'm surprised at how little protection the RF seem to have.
I agree with Chestnut.

I thought Harry was asking for permission to pay for his own security in the UK.

I think he was still what do facts have to do with this???

As far as his relationship to the monarchy goes he is the GC of the Queen but unlike the other GCs he will also be the son of a monarch, so in a slightly different position.

If we can't get rid of all of them I would like to see the RF considerably reduced.

He has got bored with very little to do and presumably his supply of money is not keeping up with requirements. The D of Windsor did not come home for many years and then generally funerals. The RF does seem to be reducing all by itself.

Anniebach

Andrew should have police protection whilst in this legal battle.
Does anyone want The Queen to bury her son.

Or her grandson ?

There are only 8 working members of the royal family,

Forsythia

Lucca

Chestnut

I'm going to stick my head above the parapet and say I think he should be able to pay for Police protection whilst here in the UK.

Whatever we think of him, he and his children are direct blood line to the Queen and if they had stayed here would have had Police protection round the clock. They are only going to be here for a few days, would it really be too much to provide that protection for such a short time? They won't be here for weeks or months. And it won't come free.

A very fair comment IMO

Direct blood line to the Queen……Are they.? Can we be absolutely certain of that fact.

Please explain

Aspen

Even on a low key "private" visit, excellent chance to take a few photos of the children meeting there GGM.

What would they be worth if sold to OK magazine.

It’s a no win. Poor queen hasn’t met Lillibet. Queen will meet Lillibet … Ooh they are wanting a photo opportunity