Prince Harry stated that he had “genuine concerns” for his wife’s safety in the UK, so it is unlikely that the Sussexes would return there anytime soon.
Following their resignation as senior working royals, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, finished their departure from the United Kingdom in 2020.
By moving from Frogmore Cottage to Montecito, California, the “sleepy little town” where Rob Lowe, Oprah Winfrey, and Gwyneth Paltrow reside, the couple is occupied with raising their two children, Prince Archie, age six, and Princess Lilibet, age four.
Meghan, 44, left England five years ago and now operates her own lifestyle company out of the state, which also served as the backdrop for her wildly popular Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
Harry, 40, has made it obvious that they intend to remain in California. He is still working on the Invictus Games, frequently travels overseas for events, and published his shocking autobiography Spare in January 2023.
In the ITV program Tabloids on Trial last year, the Prince discussed his reasons for being reluctant to invite Meghan back to his house.
Harry expressed “genuine concern” over the way the media has covered Meghan during the investigative program, which revealed how he and other celebrities have fallen prey to newspapers’ “illegal tactics.”
“All it takes is for one lone actor who reads this stuff to act on what they’ve read,” he confessed.
“And whether it’s a knife or acid, these are things that are genuine concerns for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”
The High Court told the Duke earlier this year that a 2020 ruling by Ravec, the organization in charge of high-ranking officials’ security, to reduce his high-level police protection upon his return to the nation would be upheld.
In May, Judge Sir Geoffrey Vos delivered the court’s decision in the Royal Courts of Justice.
According to Sky News, the judge at the time stated that while the royal’s safety worries were “powerful and moving,” his “sense of grievance” did not “translate into a legal argument.”
Following his challenge to High Court judge Sir Peter Lane’s February 2024 ruling that Ravec was justified in downgrading his security, Harry released a statement.
Despite not having lived in the UK for five years, he insisted that it was still his “home.”
“The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home, as much as where they live at the moment in the United States,” he said.
“That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil.
“I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm’s way too.”
