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Prince Harry loses legal challenge over security Prince Harry loses legal challenge over security
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The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal challenge over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while in the UK.The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal challenge over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while in the UK.
Prince Harry had been seeking to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with the Duchess of Sussex.Prince Harry had been seeking to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with the Duchess of Sussex.
His lawyers had argued that he had been "singled out" for "inferior treatment", but the court ruling upheld that there had been nothing unlawful about how the decision had been reached.His lawyers had argued that he had been "singled out" for "inferior treatment", but the court ruling upheld that there had been nothing unlawful about how the decision had been reached.
Prince Harry has previously said that worries about safety have prevented him from coming to the UK and bringing his wife Meghan and their children. On Friday, a senior judge ruled that Prince Harry's "sense of grievance" over how the decision to alter his security was reached did not amount to a basis for a successful appeal.
The dispute between Prince Harry and the government arose after he and Meghan stepped back from frontline royal duties in January 2020 and moved overseas.The dispute between Prince Harry and the government arose after he and Meghan stepped back from frontline royal duties in January 2020 and moved overseas.
Friday's ruling comes after Prince Harry appealed against a judicial review of a High Court decision regarding his protection in the UK. Prince Harry has previously said that worries about safety have prevented him from coming to the UK and bringing his wife and children.
That judicial review was asked to decide whether the High Court had acted lawfully when it upheld the government's position that Prince Harry and his family should not be automatically entitled to the same level of security as other senior royals. This latest legal challenge saw the prince argue in court that the government committee responsible for planning security for the royals did not consider the particulars of his circumstances properly.
The current arrangement does not prohibit the prince from getting police protection, but it is not automatic and he has to give plenty of notice of visits. However, three senior judges at the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal.
While Prince Harry does still get police protection in the UK, he has argued that the levels he is entitled to could expose him and his family to danger. Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, said Prince Harry had made "powerful and moving arguments" and that it was "plain that [he] felt badly treated by the system".
Decisions overs the security of senior royals are taken on behalf of the Home Office by a committee called the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec). He continued: "But I concluded having studied the detailed documents I could not say the duke's sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for a challenge to Ravec's decision."
Prince Harry's legal team have argued that Ravec did not properly re-assess the threats he faced when considering his situation in 2020, shortly after he and the Duchess of Sussex stepped back from frontline royal duties. Harry's long-running legal battle
The roots of Friday's ruling stretch all the way back to Prince Harry's high-profile decision to step back from his role as a senior royal and emigrate with his family.
The prince challenged the decision-making process used by a committee called the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which authorises security for senior royals on behalf of the Home Office.
Ravec had concluded that because Prince Harry was going to be an infrequent visitor to the UK, his security needs would be assessed on a case by case basis.Ravec had concluded that because Prince Harry was going to be an infrequent visitor to the UK, his security needs would be assessed on a case by case basis.
Prince Harry's legal team have argued that Ravec did not properly re-assess the threats he faced when considering his situation in 2020.
While Prince Harry does still get police protection in the UK, but it is not automatic and he has to give plenty of notice of visits.
He has argued that the level of security he is entitled to could expose him and his family to danger.