Prince Harry is set to miss the funeral of his uncle in Norfolk later this month due to security fears. 

The Duke of Sussex has maintained it is “still dangerous” for the Duchess of Sussex to return to the UK so is likely to miss the funeral of Lord Fellowes, who was the husband of Princess Diana's sister. 

He lost a High Court challenge against the Home Office in February over a decision to change the level of his personal security in the UK but has been given the green light to appeal.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham​ in 2017 (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) During the case, the court was told that the Duke believes his children cannot “feel at home” in the UK if it is “not possible to keep them safe” there and that he faces a greater risk than his late mother, with “additional layers of racism and extremism”.

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Harry and Meghan stepped down from the working monarchy in 2020 and no longer travel on official overseas royal visits.

The couple are currently on a four-day tour of Colombia, a country the Foreign Office describes as “seriously afflicted by conflict" despite the peace agreement with the FARC movement to end the civil war.

On Thursday they met the country's vice-president Francia Marquez who asked the couple to visit the country after being moved by their Netflix documentary.

The pair are being given a full security detail throughout their visit alongside Ms Marquez who described the trip as a “very special visit” aimed at building bridges and joining forces against cyber-bullying and online digital violence and discrimination, as well as promoting women’s leadership in Colombia.

The Sussexes’ team has not confirmed how the trip is being funded, whether privately, through Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation, by the Colombian government or other means.