Prince Harry to Britain: This Is What I Need to Keep My Family Safe

Prince Harry has taken legal action against the British government over the issue of private security for his family. The problem is not what you might think: He is not demanding that the British taxpayer-funded detail he and Meghan Markle once had be reinstated. Rather, he is merely asking that he be allowed to pay for his own security during visits to the United Kingdom. But a decision from the British Home Office, the lead department on policing and other security matters, prevents him from doing so.

When Harry and Meghan made their decision to “step back” from royal duties in January 2020, one of the major sticking points to the so-called royal exit was figuring out the financials of the Duke and Duchess’s security needs. It was understood at the time to be a shared cost. There was also an interim period where Prince Charles was believed to be personally helping with the bill. Forbes estimated their annual security costs in the U.S. to be between $2 and $3…