Prince Harry claims his police protection was taken away to ‘trap’ him and Meghan Markle in the Royal Family.
The Duke of Sussex‘s ‘worst fears have been confirmed’ by secret evidence heard in a new court case, he told The Telegraph.
The Duke said it was ‘difficult to swallow’ being told that the couple’s security was being removed, with suggestions that the decision is at the centre of his rift with King Charles.
Harry spoke of his hurt at the treatment he and Meghan have received from the Royal Family and implied that it would be difficult to heal the divide.
The Prince was shocked after his taxpayer-funded police protection was taken away once he and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced they were moving to the US and stepping back from royal public engagements.
Harry was in the UK to attend a two-day appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice challenging the removal of his security when in the UK.
Speaking outside the court, he said: ‘We were trying to create this happy house.’
The Duke of Sussex outside the High Court today as he challenged the decision to remove police protection for himself and Meghan when in the UK
Harry and Meghan reportedly believe that their police protection when in the UK was withdrawn as a way of trying to ‘trap’ them in the Royal Family
The Duke and Duchess reportedly believed that establishing a happy life of their own would help thaw relations with the Royal Family.
The couple saw the removal of their police protection as a way of trying to strongarm them into returning to the UK – since they felt that without security visiting Britain would put Harry and Meghan in danger.
