{"id":2223337,"date":"2026-01-05T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2223337"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:30:03","slug":"prince-harrys-police-protection-victory-reopens-door-to-royal-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harrys-police-protection-victory-reopens-door-to-royal-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry\u2019s Police Protection Victory Reopens Door to Royal Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> may be closer than ever to a reunion with the royal family following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-building-own-royal-001934717.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a significant legal win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a significant legal win<\/a> in his long running fight over security in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Royal and VIP Executive Committee, known as Ravec and overseen by the Home Office, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/prince-harry-could-regain-u-154618262.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:conducted a new risk assessment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">conducted a new risk assessment<\/a> and determined that Harry, 41, now meets the threshold for official police protection during visits to Britain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duke of Sussex previously lost his court challenge after Ravec ruled he was no longer eligible for state funded security because he is no longer considered a working royal. Harry later appeared for a two-day hearing in May and his legal team argued that his life was at risk without proper protection.<\/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 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a visit to London in September, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-meghan-security-review-b2843727.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Independent;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Independent<\/em><\/a> reported that Harry wrote to Home Secretary\u2019s <strong>Shabana Mahmood<\/strong> after a stalker, who had previously made online threats, managed to get past a secure zone and get \u201cwithin a stone\u2019s throw\u201d of Harry when he attended a WellChild charity event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Days later, the same individual allegedly attempted to approach Harry again during his visit to Imperial College London and was only stopped by the duke\u2019s personal security team.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CqtKIxeLc8TZR78s697gqg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/e765c77085543d2aa6b9107f5c0e247e\"\/><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 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class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple stepped back from their senior royal duties in 2020 and now live in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/prince-harrys-police-protection-victory-reopens-door-to-royal-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry\u2019s Police Protection Victory Reopens Door to Royal Return;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry\u2019s Police Protection Victory Reopens Door to Royal Return<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-loved-173318040.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>Prince Harry may be closer than ever to a reunion with the royal family following a significant legal win in his long running fight over security in the UK. The Royal and VIP Executive Committee, known as Ravec and overseen by the Home Office, conducted a new risk assessment and determined that Harry, 41, now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2223338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[350402,390553,22730,430062,24515],"class_list":["post-2223337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-executive-committee","tag-police-protection","tag-prince-harry","tag-risk-assessment","tag-the-royal-family"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Prince-Harrys-Police-Protection-Victory-Reopens-Door-to-Royal-Return.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223337","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=2223337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2223339,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223337\/revisions\/2223339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}