If you were hoping there’d be a reunion between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the royal family any time soon, think again.
The Duke of Susex, 39, has shared that he holds serious concerns for the safety of his wife and two young children if they were to return to the UK.
In a new ITV documentary Tabloids on Trial, Harry said, “It’s still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read. And whether it’s a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”
The couple famously quit their royal duties and moved to California in 2020, amid security concerns for their family.
Contributing to this decision, after they stepped back from their duties as senior working royals, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) removed their automatic right to U.K. police security. At the time, Harry offered to cover the costs of additional protection, telling the High Court in London that his children, Archie (now 5), and Lillibet (now 3) needed police protection to “feel at home” in London.
“The U.K. is my home. The U.K. 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 United States. That cannot happen if there is no possibility to keep them safe when they are on U.K. soil,” he said, adding, “I can’t put my wife in danger like that, and given my experiences in life, I’m reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”
Of course, the experiences he’s referring to is the death of his mother, Princess Diana, who was killed in a tragic car accident while allegedly being chased by paparazzi. Harry, who was just 12 at the time, is adamant that the British media is responsible for his mother’s death, however this has never been proven.
In 2022, Neil Basu, the former head of counterterrorism for the Metropolitan Police, confirmed that there had, indeed, been legitimate threats against Harry and Meghan, saying, “We had teams investigating it. People have been prosecuted for those threats.” Despite all this, a High Court judge upheld the decision to downgrade their security.
Where Do Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Live Now?
After being asked to leave their idyllic British residence Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan relocated to Montecito, California.
They snapped up their sprawling home in the exclusive suburb — which features 16 bedrooms — for a cool AU$21 million.
And with a library, office, sauna, games room, pool, tennis court, chicken coop and rose garden— to name a few — there’s plenty of room for Harry and Meghan’s young children to grow up in their Californian mansion.
This article originally appeared on Marie Claire Australia and is republished here with permission.
