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The Duke of Sussex is said to be hopeful that his taxpayer-funded security provision<\/a> will soon be reinstated.<\/p>\n Prince Harry was last month granted the full risk assessment for which he had fought for years following a major U-turn by the Home Office.<\/p>\n Sources now say that the mood music is \u201cpositive\u201d, and they are cautiously optimistic that his right to full armed protection will be reinstated.<\/p>\n However, such is the ongoing distrust between the two sides that there remains concern that the Government department could yet intervene and block any developments.<\/p>\n The Mail on Sunday quoted a source close to the Sussexes who said: \u201cIt\u2019s now a formality. Sources at the Home Office have indicated that security is now nailed on for Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n The Duke brought a high profile legal claim against the Government over the decision to remove his right to automatic taxpayer-funded security when he quit royal duties to move abroad in early 2020.<\/p>\n He lost the legal battle in May, blaming an \u201cestablishment stitch-up\u201d. The Court of Appeal declared that a grievance did not equate to a valid legal argument.<\/p>\n However, the Duke, who has insisted it is not safe to bring his wife, Meghan, or their two children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, to the UK, pursued the matter behind closed doors.<\/p>\n The Telegraph revealed in October that he had written privately to Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, urging her to rethink the approach to his security.<\/p>\n It came after a known stalker<\/a> was said to have got close to him on two separate occasions during his last visit to the UK.<\/p>\nDuke wrote to Home Secretary<\/h2>\n