Prince Harry cannot believe he’s had to fight so hard just to have palace security for his family. According to an excerpt from his upcoming memoir Spare, per Us Weekly, the 38-year-old recalled insisting to Meghan Markle they’d still be protected after stepping down from their roles as senior royals in 2020.
Considering his uncle Prince Andrew was allowed to keep his security detail despite being in the middle of a massive sexual assault scandal, Harry didn’t think the couple would need to worry about whether or not they’d have it!
He wrote in the book: Related: King Charles Pleaded With Harry & William To Not Make His ‘Final Years A Misery’ After scaling back on their duties, however, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did lose their security team — something Harry believed was the palace’s “obligation” and “its implicit promise.” As you know, Prince Andrew was stripped of his military affiliations and royal patronages in January 2022 after being accused of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre, who was a victim in Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking ring.
The Duke of York vehemently denied allegations, but he later settled the civil lawsuit with Virginia – reportedly for £12 million and without accepting liability.
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