Damning Poll Shows British Backlash Against Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry

Key Points:

• Kit Harington will replace Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s Harry Potter series, having previously voiced the character in the Full-Cast Audio Editions released last year; filming is set to begin this fall.
• Richard Lloyd, guitarist of the band Television, is battling cholangiocarcinoma and unable to work, prompting a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $48,000 of its $80,000 goal; punk icon Patti Smith donated $5,000 in support.
• San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleaded no contest to criminal charges related to prostitution, receiving a one-day prison sentence and fines totaling $1,650; his charge for engaging in prostitution was reduced to disorderly conduct.
• Actress Leslie Parrish, known for roles in 1960s Batman and Star Trek as well as activism against the Vietnam War, died at age 90; she was also noted for conservation efforts with her husband Richard Bach.
• A British poll reveals mixed public opinion on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the UK, with only 27% approval and 68% opposing taxpayer-funded security, indicating significant challenges for their reintegration into royal duties.