Prince Harry is still hoping to bring Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to the U.K. next week despite a weekend of growing speculation that the family’s long-planned visit could be in jeopardy over security concerns.

After reports emerged over the weekend that Harry was reconsidering aspects of the trip because police protection had not been granted, the Duke of Sussex’s spokesperson emphasized Monday that the planned visit remains on track pending any further update.

The spokesperson stressed that while King Charles has offered the family accommodation on a royal estate — an offer that, a palace source says, has not yet been accepted — “the issue has never been accommodation,” but rather whether appropriate security will be provided throughout the visit. The spokesperson added that Harry is continuing to explore “every available option” to enable the trip to proceed safely and allow Archie and Lilibet to visit the U.K.

In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Monday, June 29, the spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said: “Prince Harry’s programme in the United Kingdom includes both public and private engagements across the country. Safe accommodation is only one element of an effective protective security plan because risk follows the person, not the place.”

“The issue has never been accommodation,” the spokesperson continued. “The issue is whether appropriate and proportionate protective security is being provided throughout the entirety of the visit. The independent Risk Management Board that RAVEC itself decided was necessary last November has still not taken place. It is therefore difficult to understand how the proportionality of the current arrangements can credibly be maintained without that independent assessment.”

“The Duke continues to explore every available option to enable the visit to proceed safely and to give his children the opportunity to enjoy the U.K.,” the spokesperson added.

After the Sussexes publicly confirmed Friday that Harry, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet planned to travel to Britain, the family was informed later that day that police protection would be provided on royal property but not elsewhere during the visit, according to a source familiar with the matter. That development sparked a weekend of questions about whether the trip could proceed as planned.

A source familiar with the matter says the Sussexes, who are currently on vacation with their children in Europe, were initially told a Risk Management Board (RMB) review would take place in March but were informed Friday that it had not occurred because such reviews had been paused. The source says the family was then notified that, during their upcoming visit, they would receive police protection while on royal property but not while traveling to engagements or at other locations.

According to the source, RAVEC said its decision took into account information submitted earlier this year as part of the Sussexes’ Threat Risk Assessment. The source, however, maintains that an independent RMB review remains essential because it would have access to government intelligence and security assessments beyond those available to private firms and would provide an objective assessment of the family’s current threat level before recommending appropriate protection.

Security continues to be a central concern for Prince Harry, 41, and his family and a key reason why Meghan, 44, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, have not been to the U.K. since 2022.

Prince Harry and Meghan lost their security when they stepped back as working members of the royal family in 2020 and relocated to California. Harry fought the decision in court but lost his legal appeal last year, after which Harry told the BBC that he couldn’t “see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point.”

“The things that they’re going to miss is, well, everything,” he added of his children. “I miss the U.K., I miss parts of the U.K., of course I do. I think that it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”

Prince Harry’s U.K. trip centers around the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham.