Prince Harry is said to be “unlikely” to return to the UK next month for Prince Philip’s memorial over continued safety concerns.
Harry, 37, has recently raised concerns about his safety during trips to the UK andeven threatened legal action to acquire securityfor his family after his request to buy police protection was denied.
On Friday, a court heard that Harry does not “feel safe” in the UK if he doesn’t have protection from Scotland Yard officers.
With The Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service taking place on 29 March, a royal source told the Daily Mail the Royal Family “don’t think Harry will come.”
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The source close to the Royal Family said: “They don't think it's likely he'll come back because it would undermine his position that it's too much of a threat.”
OK! has contacted Prince Harry’s representatives for comment.
Harry’s wifeMeghan Markleand their two young children, Archie and Lilibet, were not expected to attend the memorial service.
Royal Commentator Neil Sean spoke out last month, revealing he thinks that it may be best for them to stay away from the event but for another reason.
Speaking on his popularYouTube channelhe said: "It's very difficult for Harry and Meghan because if they do come back over here whichever way they turn all eyes will be on them.
"The media will want to know which family members interact, which don't."
Neil has instead suggested they record a video message that is played during the private part of the day, and not at Westminster Abbey.
He said: "This may be played privately at a function afterwards, we believe possibly at Windsor Castle."
Neil continued: "I think this will be the best way forward for the ex-royals simply because they know that day shouldn't be about them."
"This is the best idea moving forward," he concluded.
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The Queen is still yet to meet Harry and Meghan’s second child, Lilibet, and recently Meghan’s friend Omid Scobie revealed that the couple won’t introduce the eight-month-old to her great-grandmother this year if “security concerns can’t be resolved”.
Omid Scobie, Meghan’s pal and co-author of Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and The Making of a Modern Royal Family, exclusively told OK! that the couple will be reluctant to visit the UK with their young children “due to safety reasons and the ongoing threats that they face.”
Omid said: “As we've seen more recently, this issue of security and how that will be covered has thrown a bit of a spanner in the works."
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