Home Office officials are reportedly "nervous" to reinstate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's taxpayer-funded security over the "fear of public backlash".
The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) is believed to be evaluating plans to provide protection for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Civil servants from the Home Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Foreign Office who sit on the Ravec committee are thought to oppose providing the couple with taxpayer-funded security while they are in Britain.
The officials are concerned that reinstating the Sussexes' protection will create too much political concern.
Home Office officials are reportedly 'nervous' to reinstate Harry and Meghan's taxpayer-funded security
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A comprehensive risk assessment is currently in progress, but no decision has been reached.
A Home Office source claimed there is debate amongst the team about whether to reinstate the security.
"There is nervousness among certain members of the committee who fear a public backlash.
"The political side believe there is too much political risk, while the police and security chiefs believe that he absolutely must have it due to the extant threat," the source told The Telegraph.
Home Office officials 'fear of a public backlash' over reinstating the couple's security
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Last year, the duke lost a legal challenge in which he argued he was entitled to an official risk assessment to distinguish the dangers posed to him.
Harry said his court defeat was a "good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up" and criticised the royal household for influencing the decision.
He explained the move had prevented him from bringing Meghan and their children to Britain.
The Duke of Sussex wrote to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, requesting the decision to be re-evaluated.
Harry said his court defeat last year was a 'good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up'
| GETTYA couple of months later, the Risk Management Board, which submits its findings to Ravec, had permitted a security review.
Harry is now awaiting a decision from Ravec, having submitted all the requested documents.
The Duke of Sussex is scheduled to arrive in Britain again in July for an event that will kick off the one-year countdown to the 2026 Invictus Games, set to take place in Birmingham.
Harry is believed to be concerned about the threat against him, with three Britons thought to be at large who have been jailed and then released after plotting to cause the Duke of Sussex harm.
The Duke of Sussex is scheduled to arrive in Britain again in July
| GETTYGB News has contacted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's spokesman for comment.
A Home Office spokesman told GB News: "The UK Government's protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.
"It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals' security."
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