Prince Harry has been told to pay for his own security amid a row over police protection.
The Duke of Sussex is taking action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) to strip him of the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting the UK.
The Duke was cleared to bring the challenge in July 2022 and the claim will be heard over two-and-a-half days starting from Tuesday.
GB News’s West Midlands Reporter Jack Carson took to the streets of Birmingham to speak to Britons about the legal battle to gauge the mood on the matter.
Britons spoke to Jack Carson about Harry's security
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One local said: “He’s not a member of the Royal Family as such.
“He has plenty of sufficient funds to pay for his own private security.”
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Another member of the public told Carson that Harry would be “welcome” back to the UK on the condition he pays his own way with regards to security.
“If he pays for it himself, he’s welcome back”, she said.
“But not for us to pay.”
Carson was told by another that Harry should make the “gesture” upon his return to the UK of paying for his own protection.
Prince HarryPAHe added that the Duke of Sussex should still be afforded taxpayer funding for his security, as he is “still the King’s son”.
Another argued that Harry should not be afforded public funding for his security, adding they feel the same way about the Royal Family as a whole.
“I don’t think any tax payer should be paying for the monarchy anymore”, she said.
“I think the state of this country, the state of the NHS, the amount of homeless people on the streets.
“There are much bigger issues that we should be paying for.”
Another argued that Harry is entitled to the same level of protection as other members of the Royal Family, despite him not being engaged with frontline duties.
“He was born into the Royal Family, he had no choice”, she said.
“Although everything that has happened, I do think a lot has been wrong on Harry’s part.
“They do owe him still some sort of protection.”