Prince Harry to miss uncle Robert Fellowes’ funeral in the UK amid security concerns
he Duke of Sussex will not be in attendance at his uncle Robert Fellowes’ funeral amid security concerns, HELLO! understands.
Lord Fellowes, who died aged 82 on 29 July 2024, was married to Prince Harry’s aunt and Diana, Princess of Wales’s sister, Jane Fellowes. He also worked as a press secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth II for 13 years.
A private funeral will take place but since stepping back as senior working royals in 2020, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have only made a handful of visits to the UK.
This is partly down to Harry not being provided with the same level of police protection given to the royal family when he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US.
His security is now decided on a case-by-case basis, in the same way as other high-profile visitors to the UK and under current conditions, the Duke must inform authorities about any plans to travel to the UK 28 days in advance.
It is not known whether the likes of the Prince and Princess of Wales or the King will attend the funeral.
Harry took legal action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of taxpayer-funded protection when in the country.
In a judgment in February, retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane rejected the Duke’s case and concluded Ravec’s approach was not irrational nor procedurally unfair
