Prince Harry had personally reached out to UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood this month asking her to take a personal role in his family's security. The letter was sent ahead of the family's return to the UK after six years. The Duke of Sussex's legal team also made serious allegations against the head of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) for skipping key details about his security risks.

Apart from being the younger son of the monarch, Prince Harry was also a soldier in the British Army and served on two tours. He revealed that he had received a threat from al Qaida in 2023, and that information was not passed to his security staff nor to the authorities in the United States.

The Sunday Times cited the letter in which the legal team alleged that the head of Ravec was aware of the al Qaida threat but withheld the information from relevant authorities.

No official decision has been made regarding security arrangements for the family, who have decided to stay in the Cotswolds. Public debate continues over taxpayers funding the security detail. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that the funding of security is a private matter.