{"id":8041,"date":"2026-07-07T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:45:50","slug":"prince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry &#8216;happy to be back in the UK&#8217; despite security concerns keeping Meghan Markle, kids away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F133593958.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince Harry marked his return to the UK by supporting his dear friend Misan Harriman during Monday night\u2019s premiere of the latter\u2019s documentary, \u201cShoot the People.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex, 41, was pictured smiling beside Harriman \u2014 who previously snapped the photos Harry and Meghan Markle used to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/02\/14\/meghan-markle-is-pregnant-expecting-second-child-with-prince-harry\/\">announce their second pregnancy in 2021<\/a> \u2014 at the Picturehouse Central cinema in London\u2019s Piccadilly Circus.<\/p>\n<p>Beside them in pictures were filmmaker Andy Mundy-Castle and British writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\">\u201cHe was at last night\u2019s premiere to support his good friend Misan and his brilliant new film\u00a0\u2018Shoot the People,&#8217;\u201d Harry\u2019s spokesperson<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-makes-first-outing-london-uk-visit-12013168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told People<\/a>, adding that he was \u201cin good form last night\u201d after arriving in the UK in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\">\u201cHe\u2019s really happy to be back in the UK and really looking forward to the week\u2019s engagements,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Prince Harry returned to the UK on Monday and stepped out to support his friend Misan Harriman at the premiere of his documentary, \u201cShoot the People.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jed Cullen\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Harry donned a casual outfit for the evening. <span class=\"credit\">Jed Cullen\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Harry\u2019s support comes as Harriman will be stepping down from his role as chairman of the Southbank Centre over anti-semitism accusations. <\/p>\n<p>He came under fire after allegedly accusing news outlets of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/golders-green-terror-attack-how-the-horror-unfolded\/\">omitting a Muslim victim<\/a>\u00a0from coverage of attacks in Golders Green, north London. He also allegedly compared Reform UK\u2019s local election success with the Holocaust, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/prince-harry-attends-premiere-misan-harriman-southbank-boss\/\">per the Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harry is set to make multiple public appearances to promote various charities, including kicking off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally planning to bring Markle, 44, and their two children \u2014 Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 \u2014 on his visit. However, they were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/28\/royal-family\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-and-kids-may-scrap-uk-visit-after-being-denied-taxpayer-funded-security\/\">denied taxpayer-funded security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Harry was planning to bring his wife, Meghan Markle, and their children \u2014 Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet \u2014 to the UK with him on his visit, but they were denied taxpayer-funded security. The family is pictured here in December 2025. <span class=\"credit\">meghan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A source told Page Six last month Harry \u201cdesperately wants\u201d his kids to visit with his father, King Charles. Harry and Charles are seen here together in April 2019. <span class=\"credit\">Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFollowing RAVEC\u2019s decision\u00a0not to provide security for his family, the Duke spent last week making alternative security arrangements,\u201d the rep said in a statement. \u201cOnce those arrangements were in place, [Harry] was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rep added it\u2019s \u201cdisappointing\u201d the offer \u201chas now been withdrawn,\u201d citing Tuesday\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/10\/royal-family\/prince-harrys-lawsuit-against-daily-mail-publisher-can-go-to-trial\/\">forthcoming judgment in the Associated Newspapers Limited case<\/a>\u00a0as the reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuckingham Palace has, however, been aware of that judgment since last Thursday,\u201d the rep stated. \u201cIt is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c77yykl87yno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the BBC reported<\/a> Monday the <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593593804\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex%2Fdp%2F0593593804%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F07%2F07%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cSpare\u201d<\/a> author had not responded in time to the offer to stay at Buckingham Palace. Sources told the outlet Harry was informed Saturday evening he would not be able to stay there.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Harry\u2019s rep told Page Six Monday that Harry\u2019s invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace during his visit was \u201cwithdrawn at the last moment\u201d after he formally accepted it, noting the decision was \u201cdisappointing.\u201d Harry\u2019s pictured here in January. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, sources told the BBC that Harry had not responded in time to the offer to stay at Buckingham Palace and was informed Saturday evening that he couldn\u2019t stay there. He\u2019s pictured here in May 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe reason for the decision is likely to be down to concerns from the Duke\u2019s security team and the lack of up-to-date Risk Management Board,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe RMB was supposed to have taken place in March but was inexplicably parked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch an assessment would have provided a more comprehensive understanding of the threats and risks faced by the Duke and his family,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Harry has not brought Archie and Lillibet back to the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/06\/03\/queen-elizabeth-ii-meets-prince-harry-meghan-markles-baby-lilibet\/\">since 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/royal-family\/prince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry marked his return to the UK by supporting his dear friend Misan Harriman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/133593958.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}