By Molly Claire Goddard
2:23pm PDT, Oct 15, 2025
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Prince Harry's request for a risk assessment over U.K. taxpayer-funded security rights to newly appointed Home Secretary
Shabana Mahmood could derail his reconciliation with
King Charles III.
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According to
a source, King Charles III is displeased with Prince Harry for writing the letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, particularly after the Duke of Sussex claimed his father could resolve the security issue. "It's not going to help matters. We're back to where we were," the insider told
The Times. "The king cannot and will not lobby. That's inappropriate. His representatives cannot advocate for policy outcomes, particularly in relation to his own family. The royal household representative on the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, Ravec, is not there to advocate a position for a member of the royal family. They are purely there as a liaison to the household."
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The situation is backing King Charles III into a corner. "If you put yourself in the mind of a father who is repeatedly told he should and could intervene, that is not very helpful, complicates matters and shows a lack of understanding about the reality of the situation," the source said.
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The U.K.'s High Court ruled in favor of the English government after Prince Harry appealed their decision to end his security detail when he retired from his official royal duties in 2020. "While he realizes this will not be top of the incoming secretary's in-tray, it is something which should have happened a long time ago. We have had the can kicked down the road for quite a while now, but all he's asking is for Ravec to abide by its own rules which state that [a review] should be conducted each year. The last one for the duke was in 2019," a separate source told
The Times.
