An insider has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are on the brink of "changing everything" as a ruling for taxpayer-funded armed police protection looms.
The Duke of Sussex has reportedly won a Home Office review of his police security detail when visiting the UK.
A friend of the royals claimed that "a win for Harry and Meghan would change everything".
The Duke of Sussex was furious when the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) removed his 24-hour armed protection in 2020 after he stepped down as a working royal.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are on the brink of 'changing everything' according to a friend.
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But the Home Office has requested a new assessment on the threat posed to the Duke - the first for five years, according to The Sun.
The duke lost a bitter legal battle against the Home Office in May 2025 over whether he was still entitled to taxpayer-funded police protection after stepping down as a working royal.
In a BBC interview following his unsuccessful court appeal to reinstate his 24/7 security, Harry stated that there was "interference' by the Royal Household in the 2020 decision.
He claimed this caused him to suddenly change from being the most at-risk royal to the least threatened "overnight".
The duke lost a bitter legal battle against the Home Office in May 2025.
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When asked which aspects of his current security arrangements made him feel unsafe, the duke replied: "Everything."
The Sussexes and their children are now residing in California, where their yearly security expenses reportedly amount to millions of dollars.
However, restoring his security detail might enable Harry and Meghan to visit the UK more often.
Harry said in the bombshell sit-down interview earlier this year that it would be "impossible" to bring the duchess and his children back to the UK after losing a legal challenge over the withdrawal of his security detail.
The Sussexes and their children live in California.
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The prince added that he still loved the UK "despite what some people in that country have done" and added that it was "really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland".
Nevertheless, restoring Harry's 24-hour armed police protection might motivate the royal to bring his children from across the pond.
This might give them a chance to spend time with their grandfather, King Charles, whom they haven't seen since Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
While the Home Office does not routinely comment on the security details of high-profile individuals, it is rumoured that the process is already advanced.
The ruling could give Harry a chance to bring his kids to the UK.
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Statements are reported to have been taken from police, Government officials and Harry's team.
The latter are expected to mount a robust case for restoring his 24-hour armed security, with Harry reportedly writing to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to request a risk reassessment after she took over the role.
According to the Mail, Ravec's risk management board members have now decided that the Duke does meet the threshold for protection.
Ravec now has little choice but to approve his request.
"The only thing that could scupper his approval now would be an intervention from the Palace," a source claimed.
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