Prince Harry has lost a High Court challenge against the government over the level of his security in the UK. The Duke of Sussex failed to overturn a previous ruling which saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a working royal. The High Court found that decision was neither unlawful nor irrational.
Prince Harry will seek to appeal the latest ruling, with a legal spokesperson saying he “hopes he will obtain justice”. His lawyers had argued the way the decision was made had been unfair, which the High Court ruling said was not the case.
Prince Harry launched the legal challenge after being told he would no longer be given the same degree of publicly-funded protection when in the country.
The Home Office had said his security on UK visits would be arranged depending on the perceived risk, as it is with other high-profile visiting dignitaries, and said on Wednesday it was “pleased” by the court’s finding.
Arguing against the duke’s challenge, Home Office lawyers previously told the High Court Prince Harry would still have publicly-funded police security, but these would be “bespoke arrangements, specifically tailored to him”, rather than the automatic security provided for full-time working royals.
Credit: bbc.com
