Prince Harry security review remains unfinished despite ‘counter-productive’ speculation

However, sources with knowledge of the Government process have contradicted this, claiming the evaluation has not yet concluded.

A source familiar with the proceedings claimed: “I have no idea what the RMB (risk management board) recommendation to Ravec (the Royal and VIP executive committee) will be, but what I do know with certainty is that neither does anyone else, since they are still undertaking the review.

“On that basis, claims that a decision is already ‘nailed on’ seem more like an attempt to manipulate the media into manifesting an outcome from what will be a fair and rigorous review, but one that is very much still ongoing.

“Whoever is behind them must not realise how transparent and counter-productive to proper process that is.”

The risk management board assessment is anticipated to conclude later this month.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry's trial against Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, is scheduled to commence on January 19.

Associated Newspapers has previously characterised the claims against it, including phone tapping, bugging private homes and cars, and "blagging" sensitive medical and financial records, as "lurid" and "simply preposterous", maintaining it has done nothing wrong.

Prince Harry's prolonged dispute with the Home Office over the provision of automatic police security ended in defeat in May 2025.

One source told a Sunday newspaper that "the only thing that could scupper his approval now would be an intervention from the palace".

Those close to the Palace have firmly denied that any such interference could be orchestrated.

A former royal aide dismissed the claims, telling the Times: "That is an entirely familiar and predictable narrative but one that is both unjust and inaccurate.

“The palace has no such powers within Ravec. While they sit on the committee it is not their role to advise on threat analysis or appropriate mitigations.

"That is for the actual intelligence and security experts to advise on as of course they do whenever the duke’s visits to the UK are being reviewed under the existing Ravec process. Yet when a decision goes against the duke it is claimed to be ‘an establishment stitch-up’.”

Ravec comprises representatives from the Home Office, Metropolitan Police and Royal Household, who collectively advise an independent chair on whether Harry should receive automatic protection during UK visits.

A Government spokesman told the Times: "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.”

A spokesman for the Duke of Sussex told GB News: "We do not comment on security." The People's Channel has also contacted Buckingham Palace for a statement.

The duke has further UK visits planned beyond the upcoming trial. Later this year, he is expected to return to promote the "one year to go" milestone for the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style competition he founded for veterans and serving military personnel.

Birmingham will host the Games in July 2027, coinciding with Queen Camilla's 80th birthday celebrations.

Whether Harry brings his wife and children to the event remains uncertain, with the decision potentially hinging on the outcome of his current security assessment. The King's attendance at the Games will likewise depend on how the father-son relationship evolves over the coming 18 months.