Exclusive: Harry Faces 'Elevated' Terror Threat in UK, Security Report Reveals

If you were to look around Prince Harry when he visited Nottingham last year, you would have seen not a single police officer at the event. The King's younger son did have his own private security officers, but he hasn't had state-funded protection since he left the royal family. The Duke of Sussex wants it back because he claims he is less safe in the UK than virtually anywhere else. ITV News has seen a confidential report called the Threat and Vulnerability It says the risk to Harry is elevated in the United Kingdom because it's where the majority of the most serious threats have originated. The security firm says it's aware of at least six plots against the Duke from jihadist and right-wing threat actors. And of those six, it found five originated in the UK. Next week, Harry will return to the UK and had been planning to bring Meghan and their two children Archie and Lilibet to see their grandfather King Charles. Harry's here ahead of next year's Invictus Games in Birmingham and had thought his security was being reviewed, but not so. His team now claim they've been offered nothing more than the phone number of a police liaison officer. Prince Harry is a high-profile member of the royal family, even if he is not a working royal. I think the Home Office should make the right assessment on what his security needs should be, but I can't really say much more than that. Other threats to Prince Harry listed in the confidential report seen by ITV News include FBI intelligence about an al-Qaeda document referencing Harry's assassination. It says an attack on the Duke could become a mass casualty event, which includes next year's Invictus Games. And at the Sussex's California home, it highlighted a break-in attempt by a man armed with a hammer and duct tape. There is absolutely no way in the world that if the UK authorities thought there was a genuine, current, credible terrorist threat against him and his family, that they wouldn't be providing that armed security. The King was in the Scottish borders today. He hasn't seen his grandchildren for four years, but Buckingham Palace says all issues of security are a matter for the government. The Home Office says its system for deciding on who gets what security is rigorous and proportionate. Chris Ship, ITV News. And if you scan the QR code coming up on your screen now, you can watch the latest episode of Talking Royals. But we dig further into the security row and how it's left Prince Harry personally. Devastated. He would also really love to introduce the children to their grandfather, the King, who they haven't seen since 2022. The issue here is that the King, whatever he might think personally, he knows he can't get involved because it's His Majesty's government. He can't start meddling in police matters because that's not a great look.