Harry & Meghan back in UK without close police protection as row continues over who should foot security bill

PRINCE Harry and Meghan moved back to Britain yesterday six years after Megxit — but without close police protection. They relied on their personal security detail to take them and their kids from the airport to their new home. Harry & Meghan are back in the UK but without close police protection, above seen in April Credit: AP The plane that supposedly transported the Sussexes to Britain at Birmingham Airport Credit: SWNS It consisted of just a van and two blacked-out cars after the Sussexes’ flight from California landed in Birmingham just before noon. It comes amid questions over whether taxpayers will fund his protection. Sign up for the Royals newsletter Thank you! After losing a legal fight with the Home Office last year, Harry said a lack of security meant he could not bring his wife and children, Archie and Lilibet, to the UK. Meanwhile, eco-activists Harry and Meghan also faced hypocrisy accusations after taking a private jet. READ MORE ON HARRY & MEGHAN They chartered a plane with Planet Nine Private Air, a Californian operator, with the flight said to have cost around £90,000. We revealed last week they were returning, six years after leaving for the US, with their kids enrolled in school to start next month. They will be moving into a non-royal residence, believed to be in the Cotswolds, and will not be working members of the Royal Family. It is thought Archie, seven, and five-year-old Lilibet will go to a prep school as day pupils. Most read in Royals The debate over who should foot Harry and Meghan’s security bill has resurfaced Credit: Refer to Caption After losing a legal fight with the Home Office last year, Harry said a lack of security meant he could not bring his wife and children to the UK Credit: Getty The family’s two dogs, Mia and Pula, are also believed to be joining them for a new life in the UK. Locals in one Gloucestershire village are convinced the Sussexes are moving in after seeing security men in the area. One businesswoman said: “The rumour is that they have bought a very secluded house set back from the road. “They now have security there monitoring which cars go in and out of the village. The locals are very excited.” Locals in one Gloucestershire village are convinced the Sussexes are moving in after seeing security men in the area Credit: Getty We revealed last week Harry and Meghan were returning, six years after leaving for the US, with their kids enrolled in school to start next month Credit: Getty In the village pub, one said: “It would be amazing if Harry and Meghan moved here. “Hopefully they will come in the pub like anyone else.” But a former farm worker chipped in: “I wouldn’t want them here. I think it’s awful what they did to the Royal Family. “He’s probably run out of money so he’s come home to sponge off dad.” Comment now