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| Prince Harry security decision unfair, High Court told | Prince Harry security decision unfair, High Court told |
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| Prince Harry is challenging the fairness of how decisions over his security were made | Prince Harry is challenging the fairness of how decisions over his security were made |
| Prince Harry is making a High Court challenge against the Home Office over his security protection when visiting the UK. | Prince Harry is making a High Court challenge against the Home Office over his security protection when visiting the UK. |
| He wants to overturn a ruling that saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a "working royal". | He wants to overturn a ruling that saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a "working royal". |
| Prince Harry's lawyers, at the start of a three-day hearing in London, argued there has been unfairness in how the decision was made. | Prince Harry's lawyers, at the start of a three-day hearing in London, argued there has been unfairness in how the decision was made. |
| The Home Office has said his security can be decided on a case-by-case basis. | The Home Office has said his security can be decided on a case-by-case basis. |
| Much of the legal proceedings, about security arrangements for senior figures, will be held in private. | Much of the legal proceedings, about security arrangements for senior figures, will be held in private. |
| Cameras had gathered around the court entrance on Tuesday morning, but Prince Harry did not attend in person. | Cameras had gathered around the court entrance on Tuesday morning, but Prince Harry did not attend in person. |
| The court hearing goes back to changes that followed when Prince Harry stepped down from official royal duties and settled in the US state of California. | The court hearing goes back to changes that followed when Prince Harry stepped down from official royal duties and settled in the US state of California. |
| Harry faced tensions with official on security committee | Harry faced tensions with official on security committee |
| Prince Harry able to challenge security decisions | Prince Harry able to challenge security decisions |
| Prince Harry can't pay privately for police protection | Prince Harry can't pay privately for police protection |
| The committee that arranges security for members of the Royal Family and other VIPs - known as Ravec - decided in 2020 that Prince Harry would no longer have the automatic level of security for senior royals. | The committee that arranges security for members of the Royal Family and other VIPs - known as Ravec - decided in 2020 that Prince Harry would no longer have the automatic level of security for senior royals. |
| Instead the level of security would be arranged depending on the perceived risk, as it is with other high-profile visiting dignitaries. | Instead the level of security would be arranged depending on the perceived risk, as it is with other high-profile visiting dignitaries. |
| But Prince Harry's lawyers on Tuesday argued there had been a lack of transparency about the decision and the prince had been not been treated the same way as others. | But Prince Harry's lawyers on Tuesday argued there had been a lack of transparency about the decision and the prince had been not been treated the same way as others. |
| There is "no good reason for singling out the claimant [Prince Harry] this way," said his legal team. | There is "no good reason for singling out the claimant [Prince Harry] this way," said his legal team. |
| Prince Harry's barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, told the court: "Ravec should have considered the 'impact' a successful attack on the claimant would have, bearing in mind his status, background and profile within the royal family - which he was born into and which he will have for the rest of his life - and his ongoing charity work and service to the public." | |
| But the Home Office's case argued that as the prince was no longer a working royal and lived overseas, "his position has materially changed". | But the Home Office's case argued that as the prince was no longer a working royal and lived overseas, "his position has materially changed". |
| "In those circumstances protective security would not be provided on the same basis as before," say lawyers for the Home Office. | "In those circumstances protective security would not be provided on the same basis as before," say lawyers for the Home Office. |
| Prince Harry would receive security, the court was told, but on a "bespoke" basis "specifically tailored to him" and reflecting the nature of any possible risk. | Prince Harry would receive security, the court was told, but on a "bespoke" basis "specifically tailored to him" and reflecting the nature of any possible risk. |
| An earlier hearing was told of claims from Prince Harry of "procedural unfairness" in how senior members of the Royal Household were part of the Ravec committee, along with police, counter-terrorism specialists and civil servants. | An earlier hearing was told of claims from Prince Harry of "procedural unfairness" in how senior members of the Royal Household were part of the Ravec committee, along with police, counter-terrorism specialists and civil servants. |
| Among the royal aides on the committee was Sir Edward Young, private secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth. | Among the royal aides on the committee was Sir Edward Young, private secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth. |
| Prince Harry's lawyers argue there were tensions between Sir Edward and the prince and as such the royal official should not have been part of the decision making. | Prince Harry's lawyers argue there were tensions between Sir Edward and the prince and as such the royal official should not have been part of the decision making. |
| The lower level of security has made it difficult to bring his family to the UK, the prince has argued. | The lower level of security has made it difficult to bring his family to the UK, the prince has argued. |
| But lawyers for the Home Office have repeatedly rejected challenges to the Ravec ruling, saying there was nothing in the claims that was likely to lead to a different outcome. | But lawyers for the Home Office have repeatedly rejected challenges to the Ravec ruling, saying there was nothing in the claims that was likely to lead to a different outcome. |
| A ruling from the judge is expected to be reserved to a later date. | A ruling from the judge is expected to be reserved to a later date. |
| Earlier this year Prince Harry lost a legal bid to be allowed to make private payments for police protection when he was visiting the UK, in a case that also focused on concerns about reduced security since ceasing to be a full-time working royal. | Earlier this year Prince Harry lost a legal bid to be allowed to make private payments for police protection when he was visiting the UK, in a case that also focused on concerns about reduced security since ceasing to be a full-time working royal. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Home Office | Home Office |
| UK Royal Family | UK Royal Family |
| Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |