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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle security threats 'intercepted' during UK Jubilee visit

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Published date12 August 2022
Publication titleExpress, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England)
Mr Scobie said that when the couple were working royals they were subject to an "astonishingly high number of threats"

And the royal biographer added that it is "no different" now they have quit royal duties for a new life in the US.

Mr Scobie claimed sources told him that a series of threats against Harry and Meghan had been blocked when they attended the Jubilee bank holiday weekend in June.

Writing for Yahoo! News, he said: "Harry’s fears aren’t rooted in paranoia.

"While covering Harry and Meghan’s time as working royals, I was made aware of the astonishingly high number of threats sent to the couple - the majority received from UK locations and many of them rooted in racism towards the Duchess.

"It’s no different today. Sources tell me that during the Sussex family’s visit for the Platinum Jubilee , a number of credible threats were intercepted by authorities."

Harry and Meghan travelled to Britain with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, for the first time since Megxit for the Platinum Jubilee.

However the couple, who are living in California, kept a low profile and were absent from many of the festivities.

It comes as Harry is taking legal action against the Home Office over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection when visiting from North...

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