After the announcement of the Sussexes’ intended return, a Home Office spokesperson said decisions on the security of royals were taken by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), and the UK government’s protective security system was “rigorous and proportionate”.
Prince Harry has previously said that worries about safety have prevented him from coming to the UK and bringing his wife and children.
During his July visit the duke promoted his Invictus Games for injured service men and women, which will be hosted in Birmingham next year.
David Wiseman, chief programmes and strategy officer at Invictus Games Foundation, told the BBC having Prince Harry back in the UK in time for the event in Birmingham next year was “excellent news”.
“I will be really pleased to have him back in the country. Moving is stressful for anyone so I hope it all goes well and the children settle well at school,” he added.
That visit was overshadowed by his High Court loss in a privacy case brought against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
Prince Harry and several other well-known figures claimed the newspaper group used unlawful methods for getting information for stories, allegations which were strenuously denied by Associated Newspapers.
The duke has complained of press intrusion into his relationship with Meghan and told the court in January: “They’ve made my wife’s life an absolute misery.”
