Prince Harry Can't Pay For His Own Police Protection in the UK

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, the royal decided to move to California, in part, because in stepping back from royal duties, he could not count on police protection while in the UK.

In the US, however, he can pay for security…and that security can be armed.Today, a London court decided that if he chooses to visit the land of his birth, Harry can't have police protection, even if he were to pay for it out of pocket.

Tax dollars fund security for the rest of the royal family, and in Britain, only police officers are licensed to carry guns.

As part of an ongoing legal battle about the parameters of his protection, the Home Office once declined to allow a review of Harry's previously rejected offer to pay for the police himself, saying that it would be improper to essentially lend out cops as private security to those who can afford it, per the New York .Prince Archie, the Duchess of Sussex, and the Duke of Sussex.This will make future visits to Britain difficult, if not impossible, for Harry's family. "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed while in the UK," the Sussexes' spokesperson said in a previous statement on the matter, per . “In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.”Personally, I never thought I'd find myself reconsidering my own views on gun control laws as they pertain to public figures because of stuff that went down on The Crown, but here we are!By Emily TannenbaumBy Kathleen WalshBy Carrie WittmerBy Carrie WittmerMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2023 Condé Nast.