{"id":2194474,"date":"2025-12-11T05:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2194474"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:28:39","slug":"hes-been-playing-the-long-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hes-been-playing-the-long-game\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s Been Playing the Long Game\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Game of thrones!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong>\u2019s bid to reinstate his family\u2019s<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/prince-harry-could-regain-u-154618262.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.K. security protection;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> U.K. security protection<\/a> is part of a secret plot to challenge his estranged brother,<strong> Prince William<\/strong>, 43, <strong>Rob Shuter<\/strong> reported in his <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-prince-harrys-secret-long\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Naughty But Nice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Naughty But Nice<\/a><\/em> Substack on Wednesday, December 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <em>Star<\/em> previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/prince-harry-could-regain-u-154618262.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">reported<\/a>, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee is reevaluating the threat level against Harry, 41, and wife <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>, 44, which could lead to reinstated taxpayer-funded protection for the Sussexes. (Harry lost a legal bid to regain security for his family in May.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe security decision is just the first domino. Once it\u2019s in place, Harry can quietly expand his influence without anyone really noticing \u2014 until it\u2019s too late,\u201d one source told Shuter, with another adding that he\u2019s \u201ccarefully\u201d building his own royal court of staffers to reestablish a London base for his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mega<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe\u2019s been playing the long game,\u201d one insider told Shuter. \u201cHarry wants legitimacy. He wants to operate in the U.K. on his own terms \u2014 meetings, charitable work, high-level engagements \u2014 without being treated like a guest in his own country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And courtiers fear that even though the <em>Spare<\/em> author is fifth in line for the throne, his \u201cmeasured, ambitious, unstoppable\u201d scheme could cause chaos for his brother\u2019s future reign, Shuter added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t about a return to the family,\u201d another royal insider told Shuter. \u201cIt\u2019s about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-william-prince-harry-compare-171442478.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:competing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">competing<\/a> with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/prince-harry-building-his-own-royal-court-to-rival-prince-williams-hes-been-playing-the-long-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry \u2018Building\u2019 His Own Royal Court to Rival Prince William\u2019s: \u2018He\u2019s Been Playing the Long Game\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry \u2018Building\u2019 His Own Royal Court to Rival Prince William\u2019s: \u2018He\u2019s Been Playing the Long Game\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/simu-liu-proposes-under-eiffel-173318075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game of thrones! Prince Harry\u2019s bid to reinstate his family\u2019s U.K. security protection is part of a secret plot to challenge his estranged brother, Prince William, 43, Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice Substack on Wednesday, December 10. As Star previously reported, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee is reevaluating the threat level [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2194475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[330562,23067,408376,22730,23068,339717,423720],"class_list":["post-2194474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-game-of-thrones","tag-meghan-markle","tag-naughty-but-nice","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-william","tag-rob-shuter","tag-vip-executive-committee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u2018Hes-Been-Playing-the-Long-Game.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2194474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2194476,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194474\/revisions\/2194476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2194475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2194474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2194474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2194474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}