Prince Harry faces six terrorist plots against him, with five originating within the United Kingdom, according to a highly sensitive document produced by the Duke of Sussex’s private security company.
The confidential report, first reported by ITV and confirmed by GB News, was submitted to Ravec, the committee responsible for determining state-funded protection for senior royals and politicians, ahead of his planned visit to Britain next week.
Among the threats detailed is an al-Qaeda document specifically calling for the Duke of Sussex’s assassination.
The duke is currently preparing to travel to the UK for several engagements, including marking one year until his Invictus Games in Birmingham in July 2027.
However, he has yet to decide whether Meghan and their children will accompany him, as he considers Britain unsafe for his family.
The risk assessment, prepared in February by a US-based security firm employed by the Sussexes, identifies “at least six plots against the Duke from jihadist and right-wing threat actors that have targeted other high-profile Britons”, according to ITV.
The firm’s analysis concludes that “the highest priority threat” facing the Sussex family “comes from stochastic terrorism (also known as grassroots or lone actor terrorism)”.
Metropolitan Police records indicate awareness of nearly 500 potential stalkers targeting the Royal Family, with approximately half having demonstrated threats against Harry, Meghan, and their children Archie and Lilibet.
The private security company is currently monitoring 28 individuals exhibiting “dangerous stalking behaviour” directed at the family.
Concerningly, the locations of four convicted individuals connected to terrorist threats against the duke remain unknown to his security team.
The report also states that the safety risk to the duke and duchess is much more “elevated” in the UK “where a majority of the most serious threats have originated”.
The al-Qaeda threat emerged in 2023 when the FBI alerted Harry’s security team to intelligence received from overseas sources.
Senior al-Qaeda leaders had published a document on a closed Telegram channel specifically referencing the duke’s “assassination”.
The communication urged “followers living in the West to kill air force personnel who had operated in Afghanistan, or are supporting Israel, and that have killed Muslims”.
Harry’s name appeared in this context due to his two tours of duty with the British Army in Afghanistan during 2007 and 2008.
The report catalogues additional security incidents, including a May 2023 intrusion attempt at the couple’s Montecito residence by a man armed with a hammer and duct tape.
Earlier this year, a woman known to the Met’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre twice breached security to enter a High Court courtroom while the duke was giving evidence.
Harry’s office maintains they were promised a Risk Management Board review before his upcoming visit, yet received only a letter last week offering a police liaison officer’s phone number.
The duke lost his automatic royal protection in 2020, and despite being promised annual reviews, none has occurred since the family relocated to California six years ago.
His private security personnel can accompany him abroad but cannot carry firearms on British soil.
The report states that without “lethal weapons”, his protection officers are prevented from “adequately responding to an armed attack from a terrorist, criminal, or mentally unstable actor”.
It concludes that “the only way to mitigate residual risks to the Duke is to provide him with state-backed security”, noting that only UK police with Ravec authorisation may carry weapons whilst protecting him.
The security assessment emphasises that Harry’s vulnerability makes him potentially “the most vulnerable member of The Family” for anyone seeking to attack the royals.
The document notes that despite stepping back from working royal duties, Harry “is still the King’s son and remains a symbol of the crown”.
Those close to the Duke of Sussex have claimed that the offices of King Charles and Prince William are represented on the nine-member Ravec committee.
Kensington Palace has denied that the Prince of Wales has a staff member representing him on the committee.
Harry has long suspected senior courtiers around his father and brother oppose his receiving state-funded protection.
King Charles, currently in Scotland, has not seen his grandchildren since 2022, though Buckingham Palace insists security matters rest solely with the Home Office.
The Home Office described its protective security system as “rigorous and proportionate” but declined to comment on individual arrangements.
