This Thursday was the last scheduled hearing in the fight of the Prince Harry against the British government in court. As is known, for some time now, Meghan Markle’s husband has been in conflict with the government of his country over the decision to remove him from his security service once he was no longer part of the senior members of the British Royal Family. As has been well explained from the first moment, public security paid for by the treasury is a privilege that only a handful of royals who work representing the Crown have. Having left his position, the Prince lost this right immediately, however, the government has offered to provide him with a security team when his visits to the United Kingdom require it, reviewing each occasion on a case-by-case basis. The Prince has not agreed and at the beginning of the year the request he had made to pay out of his own pocket for public security was denied, and that, as it was explained to him, this would set a precedent and anyone could pay for something of this kind. guy. In the midst of this battle, the Prince has declared through his lawyer that he does not feel safe traveling to the United Kingdom and that the threats and risks they face derive from the position in which he was born. Thus, since this Tuesday, new hearings are being held in which Harry’s legal team presents his case, seeking to reverse the decision made. Although these hearings ended this Thursday, the judge’s response will not be given until a later date. But, what has drawn attention in this final hearing is that Harry’s written testimony has been read in which, in his own words, he says that he and Meghan felt forced to abandon their positions.
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What Prince Harry said in his testimony
In the written testimony read by his lawyer in court, the Prince notes: “The United Kingdom is my home. The United Kingdom is central to my children’s heritage and the place I want them to feel as much at home as where they live right now in the United States. That can’t happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on British soil…I can’t put my wife in danger like that, given the experiences in life, I’m reluctant to put myself in danger unnecessarily, too.” . If the beginning of this message seems quite explanatory and simple, the phrase that has echoed through the headlines since it was uttered just a few hours ago is: “It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to leave our position and leave the country in 2020.”
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What could Harry be referring to with this narrative?
Although the phrase may sound scandalous, reality can be much more practical and simple than you think. To understand it, we would have to go back to January 2020 when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle published a statement in which they announced their departure from their positions in the Royal Family. In a first letter they made it clear that their intention was to combine their idea of marketing their image and their projects with maintaining their status within the Palace with some simultaneous commitments. Of course, this was not viable, given the conflict of interest that is avoided with the royals, preventing them from having particular commercial activities if they work representing the Crown. Apparently this is what Harry means by the word ‘forced’, knowing that they were not allowed to comply with the first plan they had, when they had even registered the Sussex Royal trademark in the United States. We must remember that uncomfortable moment in which they responded to Elizabeth II herself that the word ‘royal’ was general, but they reluctantly agreed not to use it. The so-called Sandringham Summit, in which they negotiated the aspects of his departure, has been another of the delicate points, which even Harry has spoken about in his book Spare, so it is clear that there are several instances in which the Prince can feeling that he did not end up on the path that he and Meghan had initially marked.
2023-12-07 16:13:57
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