Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a fresh “pawns” claim over a new school decision for their kids. The latest allegations come amid ongoing tension between the Sussexes and the royal family. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who are just settling into life in the UK with their parents, were enrolled in a private prep school following the move.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s latest decision involving their kids reignites the security debate
Critics are accusing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of using their children’s school disruption as leverage to push for more taxpayer-funded security in the UK.
The pair reportedly withdrew seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet from their new British school after just two days. A representative for the Sussexes shared that the decision came after talks with the family’s security team. Their protection team had allegedly deemed the school runs too difficult to secure.
As reported by RadarOnline.com, this development comes as the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) reviews the Sussexes’ security needs.
A royal insider told the outlet, “The timing inevitably raises eyebrows because Harry has spent years arguing that his family cannot safely live a normal life in Britain without the protection he wants. Suddenly the children have had to leave their school because the school run supposedly cannot be made sufficiently secure. Critics are already saying Archie and Lilibet are effectively becoming pawns in a much larger argument over Harry’s security.”
Per the source, any practical issue involving the Sussex children could be framed as proof that current security fails. The insider further claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would strongly deny creating the situation. Critics, however, will likely see it as support for the case they want officials to accept.
They concluded by saying, “RAVEC has to make its judgment according to evidence and risk, not headlines or emotion. The danger for Harry and Meghan is that changing the children’s school while the review is taking place creates an impression among their critics that they are publicly demonstrating what happens when they don’t receive the security arrangements they believe they need.”
