'It's still dangerous': Harry reveals why he won't bring Meghan back to the UK
Prince Harry has revealed why he is hesitant to bring wife Meghan Markle back to the UK, saying it's "still dangerous" for the couple.
The Duke of Sussex shared his concerns for his family's safety in an interview for ITV's new documentary series Tabloids on Trial, which premiered on July 25.
Recently, Harry has been involved in high-profile lawsuits against the press, prompting interviewee Rebecca Barry to ask him if it brought him more unwanted attention.
"There is more than enough attention on me and my wife anyway," he said with a laugh.
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Prince Harry says he won't bring Meghan to the UK because it's "still dangerous" for the couple. Anadolu via Getty Images
"They pushed me too far. It got to a point where you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. But I don't think there's anybody in the world better suited and placed to be able to see this through than myself."
"It's still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read.
"And whether it's a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It's one of the reasons why I won't bring my wife back to this country."
Barry also asked if his ongoing court battles had impacted his relationship with his family.
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Prince Harry made the comments in a new docuseries airing in the UK. ITV
"Yeah, that's certainly a central piece to it," he replied.
"But, you know, that's a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press.
"I've made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done. It would be nice if we, you know, did it as a family.
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Harry had previously confessed that he "felt forced" to step back from his royal duties. Upon his exit, his security detail was pulled.
When the couple decided to leave their royal roles, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) removed their automatic right to U.K. police security.
Prince Harry initially offered to pay for security services himself. However, High Court judge Peter Lane maintained the royal's security would be reduced.
Harry says his ongoing lawsuits placed a riff in his family. ITV
In a statement to the High Court in London then, the Duke explained he needed security for the sake of his two young children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.
"The UK is my home. The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the United States," he said.
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"That cannot happen if there is no possibility to keep them safe when they are on U.K. soil."
"I can't put my wife in danger like that, and given my experiences in life, I'm reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm's way, too," he added.
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Harry says the late Queen Elizabeth II supported his decision to step down from his royal duties.
"We had many conversations before she passed, this is very much something she supported, she knew how much this meant to me," he said.
"She is up there going, 'See this through to the end,' without question."
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