Prince Harry declares UK is still his home: I was ‘forced’ to ‘step back’ from royal duties
nypost.comstrip him of taxpayer-funded police security when he visits Britain should be overturned.“The UK is my home,” read Harry’s witness statement prepared for the trial. “The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the US.”“That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil,” he added.Fatima read out a portion of Harry’s statement at the hearing, denouncing the ruling previously made by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures when he and Markle, 42, walked away from the monarchy in 2020.“I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too,” the Duke’s statement explained, alluding to the tragic death of his mother Princess Diana from a car crash in 1997. “It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020.”The three-day trial was held in private as a result of the confidential evidence regarding royal security measures involved in the case.The Post has contacted reps for Harry for comment.Throughout the proceedings, Fatima argued that RAVEC’s decision to change the degree of his publicly funded security was “unlawful and unfair.”“This case is about the right to safety and security of a person.
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