Prince Harry wants to bring his children to the UK but he believes it's too unsafe, his attorney said.- The royal is suing the UK government after it refused to allow him to personally fund police protection during his visits.
Prince Harry's attorneys on Friday said at a court hearing that the royal won't bring his kids to the UK because he feels it's unsafe in the country.
Harry's attorney, Shaheed Fatima, said he "does not feel safe when he is in the UK given the security arrangements applied to him," the Associated Press reported.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, filed a claim for a judicial review against the UK government after being denied the ability to self-fund police protection when visiting the UK. He lost his police protection in 2020 after stepping down as a working member of the royal family to move to California with his wife, Meghan Markle.
While Harry and his family pay for private security, last month his spokesperson said in a statement, tweeted by Harper's Bazaar's royal editor Omid Scobie, "that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the UK."
The spokesperson pointed to an incident in 2021 when the Duke's "security was compromised due to the absence of police protection" and the paparazzi chased after his car following a charity event, as Wales Online reported.
Without adequate protection, Harry's attorney said that he doesn't feel safe enough to bring his children, Lilibet and Archie, to the UK.
And despite the legal challenge against the UK government, his lawyer said that he still wants to visit his family, friends, and local charities.
"It goes without saying that he does want to come back to see family and friends and to continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart," Fatima said, according to the Associated Press. "Most of all, this is and always will be, his home."