

The warnings came as it emerged the Queen was only given 15 minutes advance notice of Harry's announcement on Friday evening.

Levin has warned that the Duke could use dropping out of major events at the last minute as leverage to secure personal protective security in the UK.

But the Duke will fly to Europe for a visit to the Netherlands in mid-April for the Invictus Games (bottom right). Harry's lawyers have claimed he 'does not feel safe' coming from across the Atlantic under the current security arrangements after he was told he would no longer be given the 'same degree' of personal protection when visiting from the US, despite offering to pay for it himself. Royal biographer Angela Levin has slammed the Duke as a 'child stamping his feet' over the decision and said the move was tantamount to 'blackmail'. A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex on Friday confirmed he would not be leaving his Montecito mansion to attend Prince Philip's memorial service (pictured together centre), which is due to be held at Westminster Abbey (inset) on March 29.
