Security report reveals six terror plots against Prince Harry

A confidential security report obtained by ITV News has identified at least six terror plots targeting Prince Harry. The document, called the Threat and Vulnerability Risk Assessment, was commissioned by Harry's own private security firm. It states that the risk to the Duke of Sussex is elevated in the United Kingdom because most of the serious threats have originated there. Five of the six plots are said to have come from within the UK, involving jihadist and right-wing threat actors.

The report also includes FBI intelligence about an Al-Qaeda document that referenced the assassination of the Duke of Sussex. It highlights a break-in attempt at Harry's home in Montecito, California, where a man was arrested with a hammer and duct tape. The document warns that an attack on Harry could become a mass casualty event, including at next year's Invictus Games in Birmingham.

Prince Harry is due to return to the UK next week, ahead of the Invictus Games. He had planned to bring his wife Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet to see King Charles. However, his security team has been told they will not receive state-funded police protection. Instead, they have been offered only the phone number of a police liaison officer. Harry has not had state-funded protection since he stepped back from royal duties.

Some security experts have questioned the credibility of the threats. One said: "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." Buckingham Palace has said all security matters are for the government. The Home Office says its system for deciding who gets protection is rigorous and proportionate.

Harry now faces a difficult decision: whether to bring his family to the UK for the first time in four years, or to travel alone once again.