Buckingham Palace has responded to the major allegations Prince Harry made after his loss in court this week.
According to Deadline, a spokesperson from the entity said that “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”
From the outside looking in, this means Buckingham Palace, and the monarch closely attached to it, agrees with the Court of Appeal's decision that RAVEC acted logically when decreasing the level of security provided to Prince Harry.
To make matters worse, Deadline reports that Prince Harry is responsible for both sides' legal bills. As of now, the Duke's price tag stands at $2 million.
Cold, blunt, and the confirmation of a larger problem
Prince Harry's remarks appeared to come from a place of desperation and disappointment.
After his judgement was reported around the world, BBC News published an interview where Harry laid all his cards on the table. During the piece, the Duke of Sussex said that he would love to reconcile with his family and "doesn't know how long his father has left."
The latter remark set the media ablaze and drew opinions about Prince Harry's response to his loss from all sides.
On GB News, Anne Diamond said that she was "so worried" about Prince Harry and noticed that "there were also several moments during the interview when he looked as though he was going to break down."
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams agreed with Anne Diamond and added, "I think he feels tremendously pressurized. And there's no doubt that, on the issue of security, he is deeply concerned."
Prince Harry confirmed as much himself when he wrote that he's received multiple threats from malicious parties since he stepped away from the Royal Family and his duties as a working royal.
Along with his BBC News interview, Prince Harry published a lengthy official statement on he and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's official website.
In the statement, Prince Harry alleged that officials from RAVEC planned to diminish the amount of security given to Meghan as soon as she became an official member of the family. However, this decision was scrapped once Harry requested the name of "the person willing to carry that risk."
Buckingham Palace's cold response to Harry's emotional remarks suggest that the mainline Royal Family feels they are in control. Unfortunately, the facts surrounding the situation indicate that they could be right.
The consequences of the fallout are already being felt
Despite Harry's ability to draw attention towards his side of the story, he couldn't even hold his interview with Nada Tawfik without thinking of his wife and children's safety.
In a different article, GB News reports that Harry and Nada's interview occurred "a few miles from where he lives with his wife Meghan and their two children."
In her own recount of the situation, Tawfik revealed that Prince Harry "appeared comfortable in the interview environment" and used the neutral location "to maintain privacy for his family whilst still engaging with the media on matters important to him."
Tawfik also claimed that Prince Harry was willing to answer any question she had for him, as the interviewer inquired about the issue of taxpayers covering the costs of his protection.
This aspect of the current story is notable because of Prince Harry's well known issues with the media. News Group Newspapers issued a full apology to the Duke of Sussex after an apparent settlement between the publisher and the royal was reached.
Harry's openness during his interview with Nada Tawfik shows that he was truly committed to getting his narrative to the public before it could be interfered with or stifled. However, Buckingham Palace's curt response hints that the Royal Family's battle of words could be in its infancy.