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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jordan Reynolds

Harry accuses security boss of not warning staff over al Qaida threat

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R) attend the State Funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, 2022. (Photo by HANNAH MCKAY / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) - (AFP/Getty)

Prince Harry has accused the chair of a security body which authorises protection for royals of not passing on information about a 2023 threat from al Qaida.

The Duke of Sussex, a former soldier who served in Afghanistan, wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood this month asking her to take a personal role in determining if his family receive close police protection.

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