The Court of Appeal heard a case today (Friday, April 2) regarding Ravec, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures.
This was to judge whether they had made an error of procedure when assessing that Prince Harry should have his additional protection removed.
When Harry took a step back from royal duties in 2020, a Home Office committee decided he would no longer get the level of personal protection provided by the police for senior royals.
BREAKING: Prince Harry has lost his legal bid over UK security – the court upheld the decision to lower his level of protection when visiting Britain.https://t.co/dGB0scp6Zl
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Instead, in a bespoke arrangement, his security cover would be decided on a case-by-case basis, BBC News reports.
At a previous hearing, Harry argued that Home Office officials “singled him out” for “unjustified and inferior treatment” when deciding the level of protection he should get in the UK.
What did the Court of Appeal say to Prince Harry?
In a statement, one of the judges, Sir Geoffrey Vos, described the Duke of Sussex’s personal arguments as both “powerful and moving,” Sky News reports.
However, having studied the details of the case, he concluded that he “could not say that the Duke’s sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for the challenge to Ravec decision”.
🚨 BREAKING: The Court of Appeal has ruled against Prince Harry in his case against the Home Office over the withdrawal of his taxpayer-funded security
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“The conclusion, in my judgment, with which my colleagues Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Edith agreed, was that the Duke of Sussex’s appeal would be dismissed,” he added.
Speaking to Sky News on what Prince Harry would do next, legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg said he would perhaps try to appeal to the Supreme Court.
However, he explained that you need permission for that.
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He continued: “There wasn’t an application for permission just now from the Court of Appeal. There might be one in writing. If permission is refused, then Prince Harry’s lawyers could go and ask the Supreme Court for permission.
“But what the Supreme Court will look at is whether this is a case of general public interest, general public importance. It seems to me it’s one of very, very specific importance to Prince Harry.”
Rozenberg said he “wouldn’t hold out much hope” for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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