Prince Harry 'at risk' as former Palace aide issues warning over royal's security

In May 2023, Prince Harry lost a legal battle against the Home Office over his security arrangements when visiting the UK

Harry fought to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security.

The Home Office opposed the idea of allowing wealthy people to buy security from the police.

However, Alex Bomberg, a former British Army soldier and later a Kensington Palace aide, has backed Prince Harry's fight to get protection when visiting the UK.

Bomberg told Newsweek: "I personally think Harry should be afforded royalty protection. He was born into the Royal Family.

"Although he's no longer a working royal, that choice was already made for him.

"He served in Afghanistan, he was pushed forward as a shining beacon there. So, he's been put at risk."

The Duke of Sussex's legal representation said in a statement in January 2022: "Prince Harry inherited a security risk at birth, for life.

"He remains sixth in line to the throne, served two tours of combat duty in Afghanistan, and in recent years his family has been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats.

"While his role within the Institution has changed, his profile as a member of the Royal Family has not. Nor has the threat to him and his family.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the UK."

In his autobiography titled Spare, Harry discussed killing enemy soldiers in Afghanistan. The Duke of Sussex's comments were criticised by some within the armed forces community for comparing his enemies to "chess pieces".

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He wrote: "Most soldiers don't know exactly how many kills they have to their credit. Under battle conditions, you often fire indiscriminately.

"However, in the age of Apaches and laptops, everything I did in the course of two tours of duty was recorded and time-stamped.

"I could always tell exactly how many enemy combatants I had killed. And it seemed essential for me not to be afraid of that figure.

"Among the many things I learned in the Armed Forces, one of the most important was to be accountable for my own actions."

He continued: "So my number: twenty-five. When I found myself plunged in the heat and confusion of combat I didn't think of those 25 as people.

"They were chess pieces removed from the board. Bad people eliminated before they could kill good people."