Why does Prince Harry think he's safer in the Netherlands than UK?

 

Why does Prince Harry think he's safer in the Netherlands than UK? Ex-royal protection officer Ken Wharfe says duke faces large threat at Invictus Games than Philip memorial provider he claimed was 'too dangerous'.

Prince Harry would have been safer coming to Britain for his grandfather's memorial provider than going to Holland for the Invictus Games in a fortnight, the senior police officer who blanketed him and his mom instructed MailOnline today.

The Duke of Sussex has made the decision to pass the Atlantic for The Hague quickly after refusing to be with his British family at Westminster Abbey ten days ago.

After being delayed via the pandemic, the next staging of the Invictus Games, an worldwide sports activities opposition for injured or in poor health army personnel and veterans from across the globe, will take area from April sixteen to 22.

Former Met Inspector Ken Wharfe, who used to be protection officer for Princess Diana, William and Harry, has stated Invictus' links to the military and former troopers - common goals for terrorists together with ISIS extremists - capacity the doable threat to them and Harry is arguably higher there than being in London for Prince Philip's provider of thanksgiving on March 29.

The High Court heard the duke did no longer experience protected in Britain without Scotland Yard officers with him. Harry wants to bring his youth to go to from the US, however is 'unable to return to his home' due to the fact it is too dangerous, a legal consultant previously said.

But he is nevertheless jetting across the world to The Hague. Police and safety services in the Netherlands have refused to say whether or not he will get royal safety in Holland, though it is possibly due to the fact one of the event's companions is the Dutch ministry of defence, which is also in cost of the country's protection and terrorism.

Ken Wharfe told MailOnline: 'I'm baffled about why Harry thinks he would be safer in the Netherlands than in the UK. He would have travelled to his grandfather's memorial provider with his brother or father and obtained safety from the Met. It's now not like he would have been turning up at Westminster Abbey on a bike'.

He added: 'The Dutch police will be doing their very own security assessments and liaising with Harry's non-public security. But my view it is more of a threat to go to Holland to guide a charity with a navy hyperlink than coming to London final week'.

MailOnline has requested Prince Harry's spokesman about his protection arrangements for Invictus. The Dutch and MoD and royal safety departments declined to comment.

A spokesman said: 'We take measures based totally on the safety danger level'.

The duke is at the heart of an exceptional prison wrangle over his safety when coming to Britain. He established a legal assignment against the Home Office having been instructed he would no longer be given the 'same degree' of private protective protection when journeying from the US, despite claiming he had supplied to pay for it himself.

Mr Wharfe said that 'nobody is stopping Harry bringing his very own protection to the UK', even though they would now not be in a position to raise guns. He also said he believed the Met and the Government would 'meet him halfway' and grant a liaison officer to talk thru any risks, but stated the British authorities were 'quite right' to take a stand towards him.

'Harry needs the whole lot to be the way it was once earlier than he left for America', he said.

The skilled royal safety officer added: 'When with the Royal Family he would be included by means of armed officers' but no longer if he wanted to go out with his mates to the pub in the evening.

Last month the High Court heard that the duke did no longer feel safe in Britain without Scotland Yard officers, who he believes provide most advantageous protection to privately-hired bodyguards.

The Duke's legal team claimed he desired to return to the UK 'to see family and friends', adding: 'Most of all, this is and always will be his home.'

Harry was said to have desired to return for the thanksgiving service for Philip, and to carry his kids Archie and Lilibet and spouse Meghan.

Government officials had been said to have been infuriated with the aid of the royal's felony action.

They allegedly warned him British police officers are no longer reachable for 'personal protective security', and that it used to be 'irrelevant' he presented to pay for them himself.

After his grandfather died in April final year, Harry did return for the funeral, leaving his then-pregnant spouse Meghan and son Archie at the back of in America.

The choice for Harry to leave out such an important tournament final week.

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