Why did the Sussexes allow a ‘minute-by-minute’ itinerary of their Nottingham tour to go online? REBECCA ENGLISH suggests Harry and Meghan may have wanted to ‘provoke’ security incident ahead of taxpayer-funded protection decision

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited three charities in Nottingham during their first joint public engagement in Britain since returning in August. A royal editor questioned why a detailed schedule was published in advance, suggesting it could draw crowds and create a security incident, though this was speculation rather than established fact.

The itinerary appeared on Nottingham Live the day before the visit and listed where the couple would be and when. Police intervened after crowds blocked their car, according to a report cited in the article. Harry lost automatic taxpayer-funded protection in 2020 after stepping back as a working royal and moving abroad; a review of whether public funding should be restored is under way.