Harry and Meghan given 'VVIP status' by Dutch police ahead of Netherlands trip

Dutch police have granted "VVIP status" to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ahead of their trip to the Netherlands.

According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, the royal couple will be joined by a private security team and have been told there is "no credible threat" to their safety during Prince Harry's visit to The Hague for the Invictus Games, which coincides with the inauguration. Celebrations begin on Saturday.

A source claimed that there would be a "high-level multi-agency security program" for the entire trip.

He has even put "detailed extraction procedures" on standby, should there be a "personal or large-scale terrorist attack".

And it's claimed the couple — who are parents to Archie, 2, and Lillibet, 10 months — received "hostile environment" training with the security team.

The source added: "Harry and Meghan have received absolute top assurance that there is no credible threat to their safety.

"This is the view of the Dutch authorities and other agencies across the continent.

“In any case, as they are attending a high-profile event in the Netherlands, both the Duke and Duchess are classified as VVIPs for the duration of their stay and for their safety at all times in the Netherlands. There will be overall responsibility. Dutch officials."

While they have been offered "high-level assurances that their safety is a priority", the security forces are not allowed to be armed in Holland.

Harry, 37, is currently taking legal action against the Home Office because he and his 40-year-old wife - known as Meghan Markle before marrying into the British royal family in 2018 - are no longer given armed police protection Is. In the UK and has been told that he cannot pay for it himself.

But Richard Griffin, who was a royal security officer for the Duke of Edinburgh - who died last April at the age of 99 - has for 14 years insisted on security concerns at his late grandfather's memorial for Harry. It was a "pathetic excuse" not to join the rest of his family. service last month.

He said: "Prince Philip was his grandfather so William has obviously trained a lot from him and is going to learn by example from him. I hope Harry takes some of these things into his mind."

"It [Harry not being here] was a big disappointment for everyone. People were talking about it. Of course where I was people were saying he should have been here.

"It's all bullshit how he didn't get security, it was a pathetic excuse as far as I'm concerned. He should have been here to honor his grandfather.

"At the end of the day, if he was concerned about safety, he could have stuck with his brother and father, who had wonderful security and would have been more than safe."

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