Prince Harry Tells London Court He ‘Does Not Feel Safe’ Bringing Archie and Lilibet to the U.K.

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Two years after stepping back from his royal duties and losing his family’s public-funded protection in the U.K., Prince Harry is addressing his fears about bringing his and Meghan Markle’s two kids to England.The 37-year-old duke’s attorney Shaheed Fatima told London courts on Friday, February 18, that the former military pilot “does not feel safe” traveling to his home country with son Archie, 2, and daughter Lilibet, 8 months.Harry was not present at the Royal Courts of Justice preliminary hearing, which addresses his desires to have his family’s taxpayer-funded police protection reinstated.“This claim is about the fact that the claimant does not feel safe when he is in the U.K.

given the security arrangements that were applied to him in June 2021 and will continue to be applied to him if he decides to come back,” Fatima continued at the hearing. “And, of course, it should go without saying that he wants to come back: to see family and friends and to continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart.

Most of all, this is, and always will be, his home.”The royal family member and the Suits alum, 40, announced their decision to step back from their duties as senior royal family members in January 2020.

The pair subsequently lived in Canada and Los Angeles with Archie, before settling in Montecito, California, where they welcomed Lilibet last year.The couple, who made their exits permanent in February 2021, privately pay for their own police protection in the United States.In September 2021, Harry applied for a judicial review of their security arrangements in the U.K.