Good Morning Britain hosts Ed Balls and Kate Garraway shared an update on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex07:41, 29 Jun 2026A Good Morning Britain star wasn't impressed during the latest live show.‌Ed Balls and Kate Garraway returned to the ITV studios on Monday (June 29) to deliver the latest headlines from across the UK and around the world.‌Later in the programme, the hosts were joined by regular commentators Kwasi Kwarteng and the Mirror's Kevin Maguire, with the conversation soon turning to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.‌The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were due to make a family visit to the UK with their two children for the first time in four years, but the couple are now said to be reconsidering their plans after Harry's request for police protection was rejected.Speaking about the couple on today's GMB, Kwasi said: "I'm very surprised. This has been hanging around for a long time and it seems odd to me that at the eleventh hour, last minute almost, that he's now saying, 'We're not coming.'"‌Ed noted: "He has his own security team, him, Meghan and the children. He fought a court case to say he should have a full royal police protection and he lost that case. The Independent process decides what is proportionate."They've said when they're on the royal estate, they will have, obviously, normal protection, but when he's travelling around the UK as a citizen, he will travel with his own security, which he pays for. But crucially, won't have the Met armed police protection, and that is what he's complaining about."Kate added: "People will be thinking, 'If you really want to come here to see your dad and let your dad get to know your kids, why not just stay in [Buckingham Palace]?'"‌Kevin then fumed: "He might be concerned or he might be a spoiled brat, [who's] just throwing his toys out the pram again."He's coming from a country that's just got guns everywhere. You're in danger there, you're not in the same danger here."The Met police have done an assessment of what they think the risks are. If there's a risk, you can get a gun guard. If they think there's no risk where he's going, he won't get a gun guard. End of. What's the problem?"‌Kevin continued: "I think it's some psycho drama with him and his family here... Well, if he doesn't come, it's him. I'm sympathetic to him, more than most people... This is getting silly."You can't be that entitled to say, 'Right, I want the full police motorcycle riders, big armed teams, cars, all that provided for me - the complete VIP treatment,' when you left the country, slagging off a lot of people as you went, and you made a fortune."‌Kwasi concluded: "He wants to have his cake and eat it, that's the thing. He doesn't want anything to do with them, but wants all the perks and privilege."A government spokesman said its protective security system was "rigorous and proportionate"."It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals' security," the spokesman added.Article continues belowGood Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6am