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Prince Harry has filed two lawsuits against the U.K. government since the Home Office’s RAVEC committee removed his full-time, state-funded police protection when he stepped down as a working royal in 2020. He and his wife, Meghan Markle, decided to become financially independent and move back to Markle’s native L.A.
Harry has since filed lawsuits to maintain his privileges in the eyes of the RAVEC committee, but royal commentator Charles Rae thinks the Duke of Sussex has made his bed and therefore should lie in it.
Rae Thinks Harry Should Maintain His Pledge To Be Independent
“He thinks that Britain is the most unsafe country in the world. He’s clearly not remembered what it’s like in the United States,” Rae told GB News. “Which way do you think that’s going to go in the end?”
“At the moment he’s considering appealing yet again, so that’s going to add to the public purse,” he added.
“I don’t think this guy knows when to stop. How many times does he need to be told he’s no longer a member of the working royal family? He is not entitled to have the police protections that are afforded to the royal family, which you and I pay for,” he added. “If he comes here, he’s clearly rich enough to pay for his own private security. If he comes here and is with or sees members of the royal family, he will be covered by the police protection that is around the royal family.”
In the grand scheme of things, Rae found Harry’s insistence on the matter to be quite hypocritical.
“I still am amazed that they went to live in California,” Rae stated. “Perhaps I shouldn’t be amazed, but I thought they originally said they wanted to go and live in Canada, at least within the Commonwealth, at least under the crown?”
Prince Harry Expected To Make U.K. Return Soon
Harry is expected to visit the U.K. in May to see King Charles III and then later this year for the 10th annual Invictus Games in July. But Meghan Markle seems to be avoiding the journey altogether, Rae thinks.
“Until I see her step off that plane, I do not believe that she will be here. I think too much has gone on, and I’m sure that if she does come, she will get a very cuddly and warm welcome. You just got to look at the last few years and see what the Sussexes have done with their continued criticisms of the royal family and the fact that we’ve heard before that she doesn’t want to come back to this country.”
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“Less is More”: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Should “Pull Back,” According to Sharon Osbourne“You’d have thought if she was serious about coming here, we’d already know that she was coming here,” Rae finalized.
As OK! Magazine previously reported retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane delivered his verdict on Wednesday, February 28.
“The Duke of Sussex will appeal today’s judgment which refuses his judicial review claim against the decision-making body Ravec, which includes the Home Office, the Royal Household and the Met Police,” a legal rep said in a statement.
“Although these are not labels used by Ravec, three categories — as revealed during the litigation — comprise the ‘Ravec cohort’: the Role Based Category, the Occasional Category and the Other VIP Category,” the rep continued.
Besides his own lawsuit, Prince Harry has also been named in the lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.