Many members of the royal family are guarded by 24-hour security, but several high-profile royals are not.
What about the guards in the red uniforms and bearskin hats?
Who protects the royal family and who pays for it?
The Personal and Close Protection sector is comprised of Personal Protection Officers (PPOs).
Unlike PPOs, officers within this sector do wear uniforms.
The most common scenario in which the SEG is needed is when a royal is traveling via motorcade.
The MPS is funded with money collected from British taxpayers by the U.K. government’s treasury.
Firstly, a royal title is warranted, according to the couple.
The queen modified the decree to include all children in the direct line, regardless of gender.
A noteworthy exception for state-funded security is that of special circumstances.
The palace will occasionally extend security to royals who don’t usually qualify during major events, includingroyal weddings.
For example, when Prince Edward married Sophie, taxpayers provided funds to outfit the royal wedding with security.
Another deviation by the palace occurred when Beatrice studied abroad in Switzerland.
For the duration of her education, the palace also used taxpayer dollars to provide her with protection.
The Duke of Sussex had been outfitted with security his entire life before the 2020 change.
In his memoir, “Spare” Harry recalled assuring Meghan that the family would not revoke their security.
“Not in this climate of hate.
Not after what happened to my mother.
There are two key differences between Prince Harry and his uncle, though.
Andrew is one of the late queen’s children, and he’s a resident of the U.K.
These circumstances are presumably what qualified him for state-funded security despite his lack of title or official role.
However, the British public did not take kindly to footing the bill to protect an alleged abuser.
Theroyal family declined to commenton the occurrence.
Harry lost his bid to pay for his own police protection while in the U.K.
Despite ongoing breaches in security including the controversial car chase, Prince Harry still struggles at home.
Harry challenged the ruling, but in May 2023, the High Court in London upheld its decision.
A few minutes after Fagan entered her bedroom, Queen Elizabeth used her bedside telephone to request police assistance.
Six minutes after that call, she phoned again for help as no one had come to her aid.
Shortly after, an officer arrived to remove the intruder from the premises.
Suffice it to say that the palace tightened up its security protocols after the Fagan incident.
In all the time I worked as a Royal Protection Officer, I never got over that feeling.”
“Bodyguarding is a thought process, and you have to have that thought process.”
Morgan added, “It’s not about fighting, driving, shooting, or looking good in sunglasses.
There’s so much more to it than that.”
