William and Kate's discreet visit to India that left locals shocked... and joy for the new Lady Goldsmith-to-be: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY
After losing an appeal over the levels of taxpayer-funded security that he and his family are entitled to while in Britain, Prince Harry whined to the BBC last month: 'I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point.'
His brother and sister-in-law, the Prince and Princess of Wales, take a more robust approach to security threats. Someone involved in one of their visits overseas has revealed that the couple insisted on shedding their protection officers on a particularly sensitive engagement.
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