The review comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently moved their family back to the United Kingdom following six years of living in California. Both Meghan and Harry are expected to receive official risk assessments as authorities reconsider their security needs.
According to a report published Monday, Sept. 14, by The Telegraph, the chairman of the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, known as RAVEC, informed Harry that a new assessment would be commissioned for him and a separate one for Meghan. RAVEC is an independent committee within the U.K. Home Office that determines who qualifies for taxpayer-funded police protection.
The committee has also reportedly asked the couple to provide details of their schedules and daily routines. This includes information about activities such as taking their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to school. Such details will help officials assess the family's current security requirements.
The assessment will be Meghan's first since she lost police protection following the couple's decision to step away from their royal duties. Harry, who turns 42 on Sept. 15, received a Risk Management Board analysis in July, although he has not yet been informed of its conclusions.
The July assessment was conducted before it became known that Harry, Meghan and their children planned to spend an extended period in the U.K. The couple have since received interim security arrangements following their return.
Harry has spent years seeking the restoration of his official police protection in Britain. He lost automatic protection after stepping down from royal duties and later challenged the decision in court. His legal challenge was rejected in February 2024, and an appeal was dismissed in May 2025.
Harry has previously said that he did not feel comfortable bringing his children to the U.K. without adequate security.
The family's return has also coincided with renewed contact with King Charles. Archie and Lilibet visited Britain in July, where they reunited with their grandfather. It was the first time the King had seen them in four years.
Despite their return, Buckingham Palace has made clear that Harry and Meghan remain non-working members of the royal family. A letter issued last week reiterated that there had been no change to their status and directed questions about official courtesies and public funding to the palace.
