Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly found powerful backing in their fight for security. According to a report, former Home Secretary Lord David Blunkett has suggested that the Sussexes deserve security. However, he reportedly didn’t insist on the highest level of permanent protection, but a middle-tier arrangement. This news came after Harry and Markle made headlines for returning to the UK.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly gain backing from ex-minister
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly gained backing from ex-minister Lord David Blunkett. Since stepping down as a working royal in 2020, the duke has been in a dispute with the government over his security request. But the taxpayer-funded protection was denied. Now, the Sussexes would seemingly return to the UK for a long time. Hence, they would need security, but they are still non-working royals.
Addressing security concerns, former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett told The Times (via the Mirror) what kind of protection the Sussexes should have. He explained three areas of security, where the first one is “fully blown.” It provides close protection 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, there seemed to be a “middle ground” and then a third area, in which “they get a driver with security training.”
According to Lord Blunkett, Harry and Meghan should get the middle area of security. It is said to be “where you have one or two officers who travel with the principal, as they call it.” “The middle of that is a perfectly reasonable thing to offer for the time being, and then it could be reassessed in a couple of years.”
For those unversed, a non-working royal doesn’t get the privilege of the government-funded armed protection. Despite Harry taking the legal route to gain security, the UK government didn’t provide it. However, Lord Blunkett told the outlet that the Sussexes should receive middle-ground security. “I think on a temporary basis it is, because he is still a very close member of the royal family.”
Originally reported by Suushmmita Sen on Reality Tea.
