Prince Harry will receive protection when he visits other members of the Royal Family, a former royal butler has claimed.
Grant Harrold spoke on GB News about the Duke of Sussex losing a High Court challenge over his security when in the UK.
Not all is lost for the Duke of Sussex according to Harrold, with top of the range protection still possible if he is in Britain to visit other royals.
This however, could be a rare occurrence with Harry not being on the best of terms with the Firm after his deluge of revelations in recent years about senior royal figures.
Grant Harrold says Harry will still get top of the range protection when he visits other Royal Family members
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Signs of recovery are starting to emerge with Harry rushing back to the UK earlier this month upon hearing of his father’s cancer diagnosis.
“He’s going to be very disappointed”, said Harrold as he spoke to Pip Tomson and Ellie Costello about the Duke’s reaction to the verdict.
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Netflix“I think his argument is that in his eyes, as a senior member of the family, even though no longer a senior member of the family, he should still be entitled to that protection for him and his family.”
He added: “When he was in the UK recently, you notice there was a lot of security around him.
“Obviously he was there to see his father. He will get that protection that’s entitled to him when he’s in those kind of environments.
“I think the problem is, if he’s in the UK doing his own thing, that’s where this comes into question.
“This is where then his security is not the same as when he’s with other members of the Royal Family.”
Harry will not take the verdict lying down and has made his intention to appeal against the court’s ruling clear.
Speaking after the ruling, his lawyers said: “The Duke is not asking for preferential treatment.”
When Harry stepped back from being a working royal and moved to the US, he was no longer automatically provided with the same level of police protection as to that given to the Royal Family.
Instead it was deemed that his security would be decided on a case-by-case basis, similar to how other high-profile visitors to the UK are treated.
Harry has visited the UK sparingly in recent years with the trips brief, reflecting his worries about his safety.