After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s car chase, what will happen next with their security?

Only days before the car chase incident that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland were involved in, Harry was attempting to bring a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his UK security arrangements. According to Sky News, “The Duke of Sussex wants to be able to pay for protective security privately when he and his family are in the UK” However it goes on to say “But the Home Office- which is responsible for policing, immigration and security- decided in February 2020 that the prince would cease receiving personal police security while in Britain, even if he were to cover the cost himself.” 

Although Buckingham Palace did not release a statement with regards to the car chase the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were involved in, it will bring questions to the fore over how his security should be managed in the UK. 

Chris Sanchez, a  member of the security team looking after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in New York spoke exclusively to CNN and told them the following:  “I have never seen, experienced anything like this. What we were dealing with was very chaotic. There were about a dozen vehicles: cars, scooters and bicycles. He went on to say that “The public were in jeopardy at several points. It could have been fatal. They were jumping curbs and red lights. At one point they blocked the limousine (carrying the couple) and started taking pictures until were able to get out.”

After the incident, the New York Police Department said in a statement: “On Tuesday evening, May 16, the NYPD assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”

It was also said that “There were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests in regard.”

According to Sky News Australia, “Princess Diana’s former personal protection officer Ken Wharf says it’s obvious to him that the security company looking after Prince Harry ‘don’t have the experience’ to deal with a high-profile person.”

Ashley Hansen, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s press secretary revealed to Sky News that “I have never experienced their vulnerability as much as I did last night. They were incredibly scared and shaken up.” 

It will be interesting to see what occurs in the coming days and weeks regarding Prince Harry’s second legal case against the Home Office over his security arrangements and whether this car chase will have any bearing upon it.