Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have removed their two children from their new UK school just two days after they began attending as concerns surround the family\u2019s security arrangements.<\/p>\n
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to have reconsidered the schooling arrangements for Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, after discussions with their private security team. Hello Magazine<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n The children\u2019s school, believed to be located in the Cotswolds, reportedly did not provide the practical security arrangements considered necessary to protect them.<\/p>\n Sign up to The Nightly’s newsletters.<\/p>\n Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n British broadcaster ITV reported that the couple had decided the children would begin \u201csomewhere new\u201d following discussions with their security team.<\/p>\n The children are expected to attend another school in the area after visiting for a taster session on Monday.<\/p>\n Prince Harry was reportedly seen helping Lilibet into reception, while the family had already been added to parent WhatsAppp groups at the new school.<\/p>\n According to a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess, the move is not reflective of any criticism of the school and its staff.<\/p>\n \u201cThe decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family\u2019s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements,\u201d they told Hello magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cThe parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family.<\/p>\n \u201cThis decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.\u201d<\/p>\n A friend of the couple said the Sussexes didn\u2019t take the decision lightly.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents. It was perfect for them in every way and the children really enjoyed their time there,\u201d they told the outlet.<\/p>\n \u201cThey really wanted to make it work, but they had to make a difficult decision based on the fact that the team couldn\u2019t make the school run operationally secure.\u201d<\/p>\n The school change comes as the Sussexes face a fresh review of their security arrangements by the Home Office VIP security committee.<\/p>\n The couple arrived in Britain on August 26, six years after they stepped down from royal duties and relocated to the United States.<\/p>\n Since their UK return, security has remained one of Prince Harry\u2019s most contentious issues.<\/p>\n The Duke has been involved in a prolonged dispute with the Home Office over the decision to remove his automatic police protection after he ceased to be a working royal.<\/p>\n Prince Harry has continued to argue that adequate protection is necessary when he and his family visit Britain.<\/p>\n He recently wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as part of his efforts to secure tax-payer funded security during their time in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have removed their two children from their new UK school just two days…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":892302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,13935,41,39,42,40,1720],"class_list":["post-892301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-royals","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}