Although he later received a full risk assessment, he had been waiting for a definitive ruling from the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec).
Ravec operates independently with a membership that includes the royal household, the Home Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Metropolitan Police.
The current Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, does not participate in individual Ravec decisions.
The planned visit held family significance, as King Charles has not seen his youngest grandchildren in person since the late Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee in 2022.
While it remains unknown if the King finalized plans to meet the children, Prince Harry reportedly expressed enthusiasm to friends about the family reconnection.
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An LA-based business associate of the Montecito-based couple told the Telegraph that relations between the King and his youngest son had recently begun to thaw, following previous tensions surrounding Prince Harry's memoir, Spare, and various television interviews.
